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No Russian bases in South OssetiaAFP Photo / Viktor Drachev
August 29, 2008, 20:07

No Russian bases in South Ossetia

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.

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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