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21:40, 6 March 2007

American general in charge of AMD to visit Azerbaijan

It has became known to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" from informed military sources, this April Baku will hold closed consultations on the issue of deployment in Azerbaijan of the American Antimissile Defence (AMD) system.

21:37, 6 March 2007

Case of the commander of "Vostok" battalion deployed in Chechnya "East" closed

It has become known that the Office of Public Prosecutor of the Leningrad Regional Military Command has stopped "because of reconciliation of the parties" the criminal case against Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev, commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion deployed in Chechnya, and his subordinates.

21:30, 6 March 2007

Abkhazia is not surprised with negative reaction of the West to the elections

The Abkhazian leadership does not react to the "choral protest of democratic countries against democratic processes in Abkhazia."

23:52, 5 March 2007

Abkhazia has held parliamentary elections

In Abkhazia, on March 4, elections to parliament took place. 108 candidates ran for 35 places. In 17 out of 35 constituencies of Abkhazia repeated voting will take place.

22:49, 5 March 2007

Azerbaijan would not like to deploy the US' AMD

The official Baku has declared that Azerbaijan did not receive any proposals on deployment of the elements of the Antimissile Defence (AMD) system in the territory of the country.

22:33, 5 March 2007

Kabardino-Balkaria marks the mourning day of Balkarians for the last time

This is the last time in Kabardino-Balkaria when on March 8 the Balkarian people will mark the mourning day in remembrance of their deportation in 1943 from their homeland to Middle Asia.

22:30, 5 March 2007

Umarov complains of shortage of funds on jihad in Chechnya

Mr. Umarov remarks that "restricted funds hamper to pursue the desire of thousands young people who wish to take part in jihad."

22:23, 5 March 2007

Militants may get amnestied again in Chechnya

Ramzan Kadyrov, recently approved by the Chechen Parliament of Chechnya as the head of the Republic, intends to strive for a new amnesty for participants of armed formations in Chechnya.

22:58, 3 March 2007

Georgian Foreign Affairs call international community to assess Abkhazian actions in the Galskiy District

"On March 1, 2007, within the security zone, the so-called law enforcement bodies of Sukhumi regime opened fire at the group of local youth of Georgian and Abkhazian nationality," runs the statement of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

22:55, 3 March 2007

In North Ossetia they intend to peacefully resolve the problem of refugees near the Maiskiy settlement

The federal embassy to the South Federal District (SFD) and the government of North Ossetia are going to complete, in the peaceful and lawful way, the disbandment process of the spontaneous settlement of forced migrants near the Maiskiy settlement of the Prigorodny District of the Republic, where the victims of the 1992 Ossetian-Ingush conflict have lived for 13 years.

22:48, 3 March 2007

European Parliament has highly praised the activity of "Memorial"

The Human Rights Society "Memorial" was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by a group of deputies of the European Parliament from six countries.

22:46, 3 March 2007

Office of Public Prosecutor of Dagestan has initiated a criminal case on the fact of a skirmish of state servants

In the Dakhadaevskiy District of Dagestan, Magomed Aliev, head of local administration, started a politically-motivated skirmish with one of candidates for deputies of the regional assembly.

22:38, 3 March 2007

Bagapsh: there are no grounds for Abkhazian and Georgian presidents to meet

"There is no need to hold a meeting just for the sake of a meeting, it should be productive," president of Abkhazia S. Bagapsh has emphasized today at the press conference in Sukhumi speaking about his possible meeting with president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili.

23:00, 2 March 2007

Katanandov expects new players to appear in Kondopoga case

Sergey Katanandov, head of Karelia, does not exclude that in the course of investigation of the criminal cases, initiated on the outcomes of the events in the city of Kondopoga, new figures can appear.

22:49, 2 March 2007

"We Ourselves": masses of Georgians run away from Galskiy District of Abkhazia

Paata Davitaya, leader of the political movement "We Ourselves," has stated that many Georgians of the Galskiy District of Abkhazia are leaving their homes because of their unwillingness to take part in elections on March 4, and those who stay at home "will be forced to vote under the gunpoint."

22:38, 2 March 2007

СЕ Commissioner is concerned with interrogation methods used in Chechnya

The Council of Europe (CE), whose delegation has visited Chechnya these days, relates the violations of inmate detention conditions in the Republic with the deficit of judges.

22:02, 2 March 2007

Kadyrov approved as Chechen president

Today, the Parliament of Chechnya has approved awarding Ramzan Kadyrov with the powers of the president of the Republic. Overall, 56 deputies of both Chambers has voted for this decision.

21:59, 2 March 2007

Georgia hopes for the dialogue with South Ossetia

Georgia will welcome a sitting of the Mixed Control Commission (MCC) for settling the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in Tbilisi, should mutual understanding be reached by the parties at the Istanbul meeting.

22:54, 1 March 2007

Court completed Ulman's interrogation in Rostov-on-Don

The North-Caucasian Regional Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has finished today the interrogation of Captain Eduard Ulman, officer of the military reconnaissance, who is accused of murdering peaceful residents in Chechnya in January 2002.

22:50, 1 March 2007

Putin has chosen Kadyrov to be the president of Chechnya

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has made a decision to offer the candidature of Ramzan Kadyrov to the post of the president of Chechnya.

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