TBILISI, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - Another train with Russian military hardware from a Soviet-era military base in Georgia departed from the former Soviet republic Tuesday, the Georgian Defense Ministry said.
The train is the third since the pullout from Akhalkalaki, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border with NATO-member Turkey, started May 15. It is carrying 10 T-72 main battle tanks and is to cross neighboring Azerbaijan en route to Russia.
The withdrawal, monitored by a Georgian-Russian commission, is being conducted under an agreement signed by Russia and Georgia March 31. Russian troops are expected to leave two Soviet-era military bases in Georgia - Akhalkalaki and the Black Sea port of Batumi - by 2008.
