News.az: Azerbaijani MFA declares suspension of Gabala radar

The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has spread a statement on suspension about operation of the Gabala radar on Monday.

According to the report, in connection with the fact that "The agreement on status, principles of operation and provisions of the Gabala radar between the government of Azerbaijan and Russia" expires on 9 December 2012, the Russian side has provided a note on suspension of the operation of radar from 10 December of this year. 

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