US welcomes Kyrgyz base agreement
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iYtAUv9P0RTAhN4mMaUNH7nMmkXg
Washington would pay Bishkek 60 million dollars per year for renting the base, a significant increase on the previous annual rent of 17.4 million dollars.
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The United States would also pay Kyrgyzstan more than 36 million dollars for improvements in infrastructure at Manas and 30 million dollars for new navigational equipment
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On top of that, Washington pledged 20 million dollars for development in Kyrgyzstan; 21 million dollars for fighting drug traffickers; and 10 million for fighting terrorism
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Sarbayev called the deal “temporary” and said it would be in effect for a period of one year
Gotta love the russian influence
what are the future options for replacing Manas? would it be so hard to just have a base in afghanistan?
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June 24, 2009 at 5:12 am