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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 18, 2002 ABKHAZIA THREATENS TO DEPLOY TROOPS AND ARTILLERY IN KODORI GORGE Abkhaz Defense Ministry officials issued a statement on 17 April claiming that some 700-900 Georgian troops remain deployed in the Kodori Gorge despite Tbilisi's assurances to the contrary, the "Georgian Times" reported. The statement adds that if Georgian troops remain in the gorge, Abkhazia will "introduce troops there, including artillery." Abkhazia has been protesting for nearly a week that Georgia has violated the 2 April protocol calling for the complete withdrawal of Georgian troops form the gorge by 10 April (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 3 April 2002). RG 2)Turkey's ambassador to Azerbaijan pledged on 17 April that, despite recent Armenian comments suggesting an easing of tensions with Azerbaijan, Turkey will continue to withhold diplomatic relations with Armenia until "Armenia reconsiders its policy toward Azerbaijan" and the Karabakh conflict is resolved, the Turan news agency reported, cited by Groong. The Turkish diplomat added that Ankara remains committed to the planned Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline for exporting Azerbaijani oil and pledged that Turkey will ensure the security of any pipeline from Baku. RG __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B 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 ==^================================================================
