Tajikistan Extents Russian Base Agreement For "Symbolic Sum," More Migrant Workers

Dushanbe : Tajikistan | Oct 05, 2012 at 5:55 AM PDT

Source: Eurasianet

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Dushanbe, has finalized an agreement with his Tajikistan counterpart Emomali Rahmon to extend the lease of Russia's military base there for another 30 years. That's a bit of a compromise on Russia's part: they had been seeking 49 years. FULL ARTICLE AT Eurasianet

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