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No Russian bases in South Ossetia

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29 August, 2008, 16:07

The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied suggestions that Russian military bases will be located in South Ossetia. It says Russia is currently working on a cooperation deal with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but that it’s too early to assess where this might lead.

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The cooperation agreement is expected to be signed on September 2.

The authorities of the disputed republic had previously claimed that deploying two bases would be part of a future cooperation agreement with Moscow.

Russia's foreign ministry says that this statement might have been premature.

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