Russia to reimburse Gabala RLS damage

An agreement on the status of the Gabala Radio Location Station (RLS) is currently in preparation, as an expert commission comprising both Azeri and Russian specialists is scrutinizing the deal. The agreement is to be signed during Russian President Putin's official visit to Azerbaijan in January 2001, according to a diplomatic source.

The draft agreement dwells on taxation, land lease, water- and electricity- supplies, etc. Experts are also discussing the issue of Russia's reimbursing the damage caused by the station to the ecology and population.