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Saturday, 12 July 2003
GEORGIA\'S UN AMBASSADOR ACCUSES RUSSIAN BASES OF TRAFFICKING IN WEAPONS
By empty (7/12/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Revaz Adamia on 8 July accused the Russian military of engaging in the illegal trafficking of small arms. Adamia claimed that the three Russian military bases in Georgia serve as \"the major source of arms and weapons for various secessionist, criminal, or terrorist groups\" and noted that the bases are not \"under the effective control of their central command and are located in the areas with lucrative black markets for illicit arms trade.\" Adamia concluded that the situation at the \"three bases poses a major threat to the security of Georgia.
Revaz Adamia on 8 July accused the Russian military of engaging in the illegal trafficking of small arms. Adamia claimed that the three Russian military bases in Georgia serve as \"the major source of arms and weapons for various secessionist, criminal, or terrorist groups\" and noted that the bases are not \"under the effective control of their central command and are located in the areas with lucrative black markets for illicit arms trade.\" Adamia concluded that the situation at the \"three bases poses a major threat to the security of Georgia.\" Despite a formal agreement concluded at the 1999 OSCE summit in Istanbul to withdraw from Georgian territory, Russia maintains military bases in Batumi, Akhalkalaki, and Gudauta. (Civil Georgia)