Russia pays for lease of Russian base in Kyrgyzstan

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has held bilateral talks with Kyrgyz and Tajik defense ministers in Beijing today, RIA Novosti cites Lieutenant-Colonel Irina Kovalchuk, press secretary of the Russian Defense Ministry, as saying.

She noted that Kyrgyz Defense Minister General-Major Taalaybek Omuraliyev signed a protocol on compensations of lease for using bases in Kyrgyzstan. The document means that all debts have been paid off.

Tajik Defense Minister General-Colonel Sherali Khayrulloyev signed an intergovernmental agreement on training under-aged Tajik citizens at Russian military education centers.

Serdyukov arrived in Beijing for a council of Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Tuesday.