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The Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan
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February 25, 2005 11:50
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Russia proposed to it`s US partners that Gabala ( Qabala )can be an alternative to american radar stations would be deployed in the Czech Republic and Poland. The Russian government currently leases ground-based Soviet-built early-warning radar station in Gabala (Azerbaijan). The radar station in Gabala was built in the beginning of 80s of last century to control the launching of ballistic missiles from Mediterranean Sea to India. Currently it is very important object, and is able to fix missiles launched from the territory of Iran. So including of its system into anti- missile defense system could prevent such attacks on the part of Iran. Russian Azerbaijani agreement on the Gabala radar station was signed in January 2002 for 10 years and is leased out to Russia until 2012.The radar station is likely to remain a bargaining chip in the complex tournament of Russian-Azerbaijani relations: Russians want to keep the asset, Azerbaijanis are happy that they have an asset that gives them some leverage on Russia.


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