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Kyrgyzstan approves the closure of the US Air Force Base

Manas, Kyrgyzstan - The Parliament decided on Thursday

Kyrgyzstan's Parliament voted with an overwhelmingly majority on Thursday to approve a government proposal to close a U.S. Air Base in the Central Asian nation. The Parliament, met in plenary session, has given the go-ahead to the bill for the breach of agreement to close the US AFB at Manas International Airport, in the capital Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan President, Kurmanbek Bakiev, announced on February...

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Rome, Italy, 02/19/2009 12:08
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