Russia to spend 15 bln rbls to develop military base in Abkhazia
15:16, 12 August 2009
SOCHI. August 12. KAZINFORM Russia will spend some 2.5 billion roubles to support Abkhazia's budget in 2010, and more than 15 billion dollars to develop a military base there and the republic's border, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told reporters ahead of his visit to Abkhazia; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.
"This year, we've allocated some 2.5 billion roubles to support Abkhazia's budget, and the figure will be approximately the same next year," Putin said.
"But in 2010, we'll be allocating much money - around 15 billion roubles - to resolve security issues, i.e. for developing our military base and Abkhazia's state border.
"It is the strengthening of the border and developing a modern border, in order to communicate with Georgia and Russia," he underlined; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
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