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Kyrgyzstan to denounce agreement on Manas Transit Centre

Kyrgyzstan Materials 21 May 2013 16:21 (UTC +04:00)
The Kyrgyz government decided to denounce the agreement on Manas transit centre with the U.S. from July 11, 2014, Interfax reported on Tuesday.
Kyrgyzstan to denounce agreement on Manas Transit Centre

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 21/ Trend V. Zhavoronkova/

The Kyrgyz government decided to denounce the agreement on Manas transit centre with the U.S. from July 11, 2014, Interfax reported on Tuesday.

The denouncement also touches all objects and real estate, connected with the centre.

The draft agreement on the denouncement was introduced for the adoption of the state parliament.

The Transit Centre at Manas, formerly called as a military base was opened in late 2001 after the U.S launched its operation in Afghanistan. At present, it accommodates about 1,200 U.S soldiers.

According to Pentagon statistics, the base handles up to 15,000 coalition servicemen and 500 tons of cargo a month.

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