A protocol on the implementation of the agreement on a Russian military base
in Abkhazia in air defense was signed by the military agencies of Russia
and Abkhazia.
"It will make the next step in the development of the legal and regulatory
framework of Russian-Abkhaz relations in the military sphere," ITAR-TASS
quotes the Chief of International Military Cooperation of the Russian
Ministry of Defense, Sergey Koshelev.
The protocol, Koshelev explained, regulates the interaction between the
parties in organizing air defense, including the procedure for combat duty
of the Russian military base in the air, and is aimed to ensure the
security of Russia and Abkhazia.
A similar protocol with South Ossetia was signed on 28 January 2014.
