PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia did not put any pressure on Central Asian governments over the length of time U.S. bases were allowed to remain on their territory, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
"We did not put any pressure on CIS member countries in Central Asia over this issue, and the signing of a declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on July 5 in Astana by their governments was their decision alone," Ivanov said to journalists upon arriving in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
