MOSCOW, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A convoy of trucks carrying heavy weapons and equipment from a Russian military base in Georgia departed on Thursday as Russia continued its pullout from its bases in the Caucasus Mountain nation, the headquarters in Transcaucasia announced.

    The trucks will bring from the Batumi base to the Russian base Gyumri in Armenia 54 units of military material, communication trucks as well as some property, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

    This is the third convoy of trucks which pulled out weapons and property of Russian troops from bases in Georgia in 2006. The two previous ones pulled out military property from the Akhalkalaki base. Another six train will depart from Batumi over the next few months.

    Russia and Georgia signed an agreement in late March that set out the deadline and details of the pullout of Russian military bases from Georgia.

    Under the accord, the two sides agreed to complete the phased withdrawal of the Russian bases and other military installations in Georgia by the end of 2008.

    Russia inherited four military bases in Georgia from the former Soviet Union and has withdrawn two of them. Enditem