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Medvedev signs Afghan transit deal with France into law


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President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law on the ratification of a Russian-French intergovernmental agreement on the transit of military equipment and personnel from Afghanistan via Russia, the Kremlin said on Monday.


Under the agreement, aircraft with French weapons and military equipment on board flying through Russian airspace are to make a mandatory stopover landing on Russian territory. Personnel transit through Russian airspace may proceed without a landing.
In mid-November, the Russian government approved an agreement with NATO allowing the alliance to carry supplies to and from Afghanistan via Russian territory.



The new deal on the so-called reverse transit allows NATO to ship armored vehicles and other equipment from Afghanistan back to Europe by the same route through Central Asia and Russia.

The bloc already uses routes through Russia and neighboring Central Asian states but current arrangements allow only for the transport of non-lethal supplies such as food and fuel.


NATO has pledged to hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to Afghans by the end of 2014, but also vowed not to leave the country to face the Taliban threat alone.
MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti)


Medvedev signs Afghan transit deal with France into law | Russia | RIA Novosti
 
Does nothing to erase Pakistani strategic clout as the nearest sea-port. The agreement only covers air-cargo and how many tanks and APC can be transported by air?? Also the long flight path put it at risk of being victim of bad weather or targeted by Taliban with SAM over Afghanistan, that is if they acquire the capability in future.

Indian need not to get excited which I can understand over any piece of news concerning Afghanistan and Pakistan.
 
Does nothing to erase Pakistani strategic clout as the nearest sea-port. The agreement only covers air-cargo and how many tanks and APC can be transported by air?? Also the long flight path put it at risk of being victim of bad weather or targeted by Taliban with SAM over Afghanistan, that is if they acquire the capability in future.

Indian need not to get excited which I can understand over any piece of news concerning Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Why you drag INDIA into this???:hang2:
 

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