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MOSCOW, Mar 10, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied the possibility of "Americans' use of airfields and territory of Georgia in case of an operation against Iraq," according to reports reaching here from Tbilisi. "The Georgian skies have been actively used for cargo shipments from Europe to Afghanistan within the past few months," said Kakhi Sikharulidze, a ministry spokesman. However, "there are no plans to use the Georgian skies for other purposes. The issue has not been discussed with anyone," he remarked. The press reports claiming the U.S. intention to set up military bases on the Georgian territory are "absolutely groundless," the spokesman said. Military bases of the United States in Georgia "have not been discussed," he stressed. Georgia and the U.S. have an agreement on the assistance of American servicemen to training a number of Georgian units only for special operations on the national territory. The training will be done this year under bilateral military cooperation program, Sikharulidze said. On the same day, the Georgian defense ministry also denied the reports that the U.S. is setting up its army bases in the ex- Soviet republic. Recently, some media said that American military experts are upgrading two Georgian airports for receiving U.S. air force planes. Copyright 2002 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY.
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