Medvedev submits agreement on military bases in Abkhazia, South Ossetia for ratification![]() August 9, 2011 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted an agreement on deployment of joint Russian bases in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The agreement was signed in 2010 for a 49-year period with possible prolongation for another 15 years. The main task of the bases is to curb possible aggression against the two republics and guarantee security of Russian citizens. Agreement with Abkhazia envisages naval cooperation, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |