22:00, 22 August 2009

President of Ingushetia: I'd have forgiven my attempters

President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said, at his first press conference after his return to the republic that would have been ready to pardon the terrorist who had attempted on him, should the latter have remained alive.

Mr Evkurov said: "Should the suicide bomber would have been alive, I'd have told him: go home to your father and mother. Everybody should have a chance; even rats are never cornered."

The ITAR-TASS reports that the President has also noted that the refugees from Chechnya, who stay in the territory of Ingushetia, should come back home to their republic and promised to work to this end.

President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev has expressed his confidence that Evkurov will manage to control the situation in Ingushetia. The press service of the Kremlin has reported that today Mr Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Yunus-Bek Evkurov. "Mr Medvedev has wished health and success to President of Ingushetia and expressed confidence that Evkurov will manage to take the situation in the republic under control," the press service said.