Russian military base arouses tensions between RF, Uzbekistan

August 4, 2009 - 13:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Uzbekistan has condemned Russian plans to escalate its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan saying it could foment instability across Central Asia.



The ministry said that "implementation of such projects" could "reinforce militarization processes" as well as "seriously destabilize the situation in the vast region."



Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed on Saturday a memorandum on Russia's military presence in Kyrgyzstan. The agreement allows Russia to significantly boost the number of troops it has deployed in Kyrgyzstan for a period of up to 49 years.



In line with the memorandum, the republic will also host an additional Russian military contingent up to battalion size and a training center for both countries' service personnel, RBC reported.
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