Baku, Moscow to solve Gabala radar issue by late 2012, minister says
Negotiations on the extending the lease of Gabala radar station are not envisaged at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister as part of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin, but in general, the negotiations continue, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said, Trend news agency reported.
Mammadyarov said according to Azerbaijani-Russian agreement, validity term of lease of the Gabala radar station will expire in December, therefore the negotiations are held very intensively.
"...By late 2012 we should resolve this issue," Mammadyarov told Trend reporter in Dublin.
The Gabala radar station located in north-west Azerbaijan was
built during the Soviet period as one of the most important
elements of the USSR's missile defense system. After Azerbaijan
gained independence the radar station become the country's property
and Russia continued to use it.
Previously, Russian defense ministry reported it was holding
negotiations with Azerbaijan to extend the lease of the Gabala
radar station until 2025. The terms of the lease agreement of this
facility expire in December, 2012.
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