SUKHUMI, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Abkhaz...
He said the bases would be located in the towns of Gudauta and Ochamchira, in the west and east of the republic, respectively.
Bagapsh said a military airport would be reopened in Gudauta. "New housing and an appropriate infrastructure will also be built for the families of Russian servicemen," he told a press conference.
The Abkhaz leader also said a seaport would also be restored in Ochamchira. "Taking into account that, after everything, Georgia will still in the near future join NATO, Abkhazia should do everything necessary to strengthen state security," Bagapsh said.
Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, another breakaway Georgian region, as independent states last month after a brief armed conflict with Georgia. The five-day war began when Georgia attacked South Ossetia on August 8.
Russia signed friendship and cooperation treaties with South Ossetia and Abkhazia on September 17, promising them military and economic support.