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Latvia Negotiating With US on Deployment of Heavy Military Equipment

Sputnik News

21:43 29.07.2015

Latvia has started formal negotiations with the US on the deployment of heavy military equipment at the Adazi base in the country, the press service of Latvian Defense Ministry reported.

"The negotiations have started," the press service said. Details were not disclosed and it is not known what kind of military equipment and how much of it will be sent to Latvia.

According to the Latvian media, American equipment may appear in Latvia at the end of the year.

Latvia has been a member of NATO since 2004. Currently in Latvia there are about 150 US Marines on a rotational basis as well as NATO military equipment.

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