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Lighthouse incident will be settled soon - Russian Navy commander

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MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Masorin said Saturday that he was convinced the Black Sea Fleet's lighthouse in Yalta seized by Ukrainian officials in the Crimea Friday, would be returned to the Russian side soon.

"The Yalta lighthouse will undoubtedly be returned to the Black Sea Fleet's hydrographic service soon and the hydro-navigation system of the Crimean coast will be working normally... to ensure navigation safety," Assistant Navy Commander-in-Chief Igor Dygalo quoted him as saying.

According to Masorin, Ukraine's provocative actions may lead to navigation incidents.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet leases the base of Sevastopol in the Crimea. Although Russia and Ukraine have an agreement under which Russia will lease the base until 2017, some Ukrainian politicians called for a revision of the contract terms after Russian energy giant Gazprom announced that it wanted to raise prices for supplies of natural gas to Ukraine to international market levels.

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