Baku and Moscow have to resolve the issue of the Gabala radar station before the end of the year, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said today at a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin.
The head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry added that the Gabala radar station will not be discussed at his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ITAR-TASS reports.
The agreement between Azerbaijan and Russia on the use of Gabala radar station expires in December.
The Gabala radar station is located in the north-west of the country, about 300 km from Baku. It was built during the Soviet era as an important element of the defense system. The station was rented to Russia for ten years. The lease expires in December 2012. According to some sources, Russia intends to extend the lease until 2025.
Foreign Ministry: Gabala issue must be resolved before end of 2012
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