January 23, 2006 - 18:03 AMT
RA MOD Head: 102nd Base Checkout Expected
Russia's Vice Premier, Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin he intends to personally control Armenia's readiness to receive the Russian military equipment from Georgia. As Kremlin's press service reported, Ivanov informed of the upcoming visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan. During the visit Ivanov is going "to meet with his counterparts and political leadership of both states to discuss the military-technical cooperation and the situation in the Transcaucasus and the Caspian region." He is also planning to attend the Daryal radar station in Azerbaijan. "In Armenia we will hold a checkout of the 102nd base. I would like to make sure it is ready to receive the military equipment from Georgia," Ivanov said, IA Regnum reported.