Article: 3rd LD Writethru: Russia signs border defense pacts with Abkhazia, South Ossetia

3rd LD Writethru: Russia signs border defense pacts with Abkhazia, South Ossetia

MOSCOW, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia has signed border defense agreements with Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian news agencies reported Thursday.

The agreements, signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and two leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, state that the two regions will delegate their border guard duties to Russia until they establish their own border security agencies, the Interfax news agency reported.

Russia will help train personnel and create border guard agencies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the official Itar-Tass news agency reported.

The agreements, ...

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