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Kyrgyzstan to not reconsider US military base closure

Manas, Kyrgyzstan - The official confirmation by the Government spokesman

Kyrgyzstan will not reconsider the decision to close the US Air Force Base in Manas International Airport used for the anti-terrorism military operation in Afghanistan. The news has been officially confirmed today by the spokesman of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. In a yesterday interview reported by "BBC", Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is quoted as saying that talks on the base could res...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1100723
Rome, Italy, 03/05/2009 14:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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