Tbilisi Denies Rumors of U.S. Using Georgia Bases to Attack Iran

MosNews
Feb. 26, 2006

Georgia’s president has refuted recent reports that Georgia might allow the U.S. to use its territories to launch an attack on Iran, and expressed his resentment at the rumors.

“The issue is simply out of the question,” Mikhail Saakashvili told the Ekho Moskvy radio station in an interview Sunday.

Georgia’s admission to NATO does not mean that the alliance will be able to place its military bases on territory of the country, Saakashvili added.

“Talks of this are mere speculation,” he said.

Reports in the media earlier this month said U.S. officials were probing whether Georgia, situated just northwest of Iran, will allow Washington to use its military bases and airfields in the event of a military conflict with Tehran.













All original InformationLiberation articles CC 4.0



About - Privacy Policy