Russia to pull out troops from Georgia by 2008
According to EurasiaNet, Russia has agreed to pull out its last remaining military bases from the Republic of Georgia by 2008. The process will start immediately and the first to close by October 2007 will be the military base in Akhalkalaki in the mainly Armenian-populated region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan is requesting guarantees that military equipment will not be relocated to Armenia.
The full article can be read online here and for those interested, Civil.ge has an unofficial translation of the full declaration signed by the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Georgia here.
After this, can we expect Georgia to stop turning a blind eye to the Pansiki Gorge ?
Comment by Jacob — 5/31/2005 @ 10:04 pm
What does this have to do with Pankisi Gorge???????
And I guess you haven’t got any information about the recent events in Pankisi. www.rferl.org recently had a good article about it basically saying exactly the opposite to what you are saying that they have stopped turning a blind eye and therefore the place is pretty clean now.
Hope that makes you happier!!
Comment by nino — 6/1/2005 @ 12:45 am
Nino (and others), when you post links can you include the full URL so that we go straight to the article or reference in question?
Thanks.
Comment by Onnik — 6/1/2005 @ 11:47 am
i’m guessing that this is the link which you’re talking about
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/5/16CF7909-1500-430A-80BD-EA456AC33E1C.html
i’m sceptical about the content of the article. it’s basically taking Saakashvili’s word for it. There would never have been a problem in pansiki if Georgia hadn’t basically ignored it.
Comment by Jacob — 6/2/2005 @ 4:34 pm
Jabob, you’re talking about Shevardnadze’s Georgia.
Comment by Onnik — 6/2/2005 @ 4:39 pm
Onnik,
Saakashvili must have sorted it out unrealistically quickly, then …
Comment by Jacob — 6/2/2005 @ 6:21 pm
Ok, have you read this ?
‘The Pankiski Gorge: Georgia’s achilles’ heel in its relations with Russia’, Tracey German, Central Asia Survey, March 2004
Comment by Jacob — 6/2/2005 @ 6:23 pm
Jacob, there is a difference between “turning a blind eye” and trying to sort something out even if its incredibly difficult to do so.
Besides, I haven’t read anything of late even from the Russian media accusing the Georgians turning a blind eye to Chechens slipping over the border or allegations that Al Qaeda are there.
Maybe it’s in the article you mention but unfortunately, you didn’t post the link. I’ll gladly do so, however, if you can.
Comment by Onnik — 6/2/2005 @ 8:15 pm
It was at the time of Shevardnadze when they sorted the place out!
Comment by nino — 6/2/2005 @ 8:57 pm
Perhaps i’m slightly behind then. But i read that article i cited around the turn of the year and it was only published a year ago so i assumed it wasn’t out of date. It wasn’t my intention to anger anyone but, given that I rely on academic material, I may be slightly slow to catch up.
Comment by Jacob — 6/2/2005 @ 11:00 pm
Don’t worry you haven’t angered anyone I can certainly control my Caucasian hot temper.
But March 2004 is kinda old though even though I think the place was pretty clean then as well.
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