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Russia says NATO training centre opening in Georgia provocative


    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia considers the opening of a NATO training centre in Georgia provocative, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

    Russia believes that a further strengthening of ties between the Western military alliance and Tbilisi would destabilise the security situation in the region, Zakharova told a briefing.

    NATO said on Thursday that a new training centre opened in Georgia would help the former Soviet republic to move closer to membership in the military alliance.

    (Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Writing by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Alexander Winning)