http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/tajikistan-russia-base-idINL6E8IHF3J20120717
A long delayed deal has been struck with Tajikistan...the poorest of 15 ex-Soviet republics...and Moscow...extending for 49 years...the lease of a Russian military base there... important for stopping the flow of drugs and militants.
No compensation will be paid...but Moscow will supply weapons.
The base houses 6,000 Russian troops.
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