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AFP. 18 January 2002. Georgia looks to NATO to end Russian aircraft surveillance TBILISI -- The Georgian government said Friday that it would like to install NATO radars on its territory to stem unauthorized Russian military surveillance of the ex-Soviet republic's air space. Vice Defense Minister Guela Bejouachvili told journalists Russian aircraft had violated Georgia's airspace numerous times. He failed to specify if Tbilisi had yet requested the radars from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with whom the country is to carry out joint military exercises next year. In November, Georgia accused Russia of bombing the Pankisi gorge, which lies on the country's border with Chechnya and is home to some 7,000 refugees from the war-torn republic. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied the claim and later accused Georgian authorities of being unable or unwilling to rein in separatist rebels using the gorge as a base. Relations have also been soured by the fact that Georgia would eventually like to join the NATO military alliance, something Bejouachvili said is currently "problematic" because of the country's economic situation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
