By empty (11/2/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kyrgyzstan is drafting a new agreement on the location of the anti-terror coalition\'s air base. It requires the U.S.
Kyrgyzstan is drafting a new agreement on the location of the anti-terror coalition\'s air base. It requires the U.S. to increase the amount it pays for it, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev told the press on Wednesday. \"Ours and the U.S. figures on spending on the air base at Manas airport differ. According to our sources, the U.S. pays less in taxes and its other spending is smaller,\" Bakiyev said. \"The American side has different figures. They argue that their spending is larger and that they pay more in taxes. Our experts will re-calculate everything and achieve an agreed opinion,\" Bakiyev said. \"The air base is no longer a pressing issue. We are drafting a new agreement requiring the U.S. to pay more. Prices have risen manifold since the air base was relocated in Kyrgyzstan,\" the Kyrgyz president said. \"The U.S. must pay for each square meter at world prices,\" he said. (Interfax)