Moscow Agrees On Lease Arrangements For Use Of Bases

The Russian government agreed on the compensation Moscow will pay for using military facilities in Kyrgyzstan, reports RIA Novosti.

The deal was signed on Tuesday after meetings in Beijing between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The defense ministers were in Beijing for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The value of the rent payments was not disclosed.

Serdyukov also signed an accord with...