TURKEY OFFERS TO HOST ABKHAZ-GEORGIAN TALKS: Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Dicle Kopuz stated on 13 January that Ankara is ready to host a further round of confidence building talks between Georgia and Abkhazia. >>>

Russia misinforms world about Chechens, ex-KGB officer says

Source: Chechenpress News Agency : A former Russian security officer, granted political asylum in the United Kingdom, has dismissed Russian media reports about Chechen involvement as another propaganda by the Russian Secret Services aimed "to discredit the Chechen leadership and citizens in the eyes of the world community" On the instruction of the country's top leadership the Russian special services have unleashed a fierce information war against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The purpose of this war is to justify genocide against a whole nation, to declare all the Chechens terrorists at any price regardless of financial expenses, to "dish the dirt" on every Chechen and to deprive every single one of them of their honest name and national dignity, regardless of their place of residence or profession. >>>

International humanitarian organizations may close programs in Chechnya: A number of international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations may close their programs to help the Chechen population and refugees, because their permits to work in the republic expire on April 1, 2004.>>>

Chechen Vice Premier slams West for linking Chechnya with international terrorism:

"Slandering the Chechens is an attempt by the West to justify their sick conscience":

World politics has demonstrated more than once on what discreditable and disreputable foundations notorious compromises between the "forces of this world" are achieved. But never before has it happened that a small nation, which has become the victim of unprecedented terror, which has lost one third of its population in the past ten years as a result of genocide, and which in an incredible struggle is striving for its right to national independence has received, instead of help or at least sympathy from the so-called world community, merely thick, evil smelling waves of slander, lies and insults. >>>

The European Commission condemns Russia with regards to refugees and humanitarian aid: The Commission condemns Russia for not having taken steps, despite its urgings, for the facilitation of humanitarian aid and for the safety of humanitarian aid workers. >>>

The Chechen Times interview with Ilyas Akhmadov, the Foreign Minister of the ChechenRepublic of Ichkeria

Source: The Chechen Times 01.01.2004

"To stop the war and to solve the conflict are two absolutely different things.

The last time when by the initiative of President Wilson the world relied on consciousness of international community it resulted in fascism and WWII.

The Russian-Chechen conflict began in a relatively passive form in the end of the 17th century and took an active form in the end of the 18th century. From time to time this conflict has taken the forms of genocide, total war, deportation, etc. Its present form, to be precise, is not war - but genocide.

Russian occupation troops which have deliberately and systematically committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Chechnya for five years already, subjecting the whole Chechen people to collective extermination and terror, which is de-facto genocide.

In July 2000, having produced all the necessary proofs, we officially charged Russia before the International Court with committing genocide in Chechnya. On behalf of President Maskhadov, the Attorney of Record for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Professor of International Law Francis A. Boyle has dealt with it.

Moscow shall understand that sooner or later it will have to begin political talks with the Chechen side. If by summer 2004 the Russian leadership does not begin real peace talks, then by the end of the next year we can expect criminal cases against some Russian officials of the top level." >>>

Russian military criminal activity in Vedeno, Chechnya: Information from Tsa-Vedeno said that Russian military invaders attacked to their village at late night hours and seized a woman and her husband to an unknown fate. >>>

Appeal for international conference on Chechnya
Appeal to human rights organizations., the world community

Source: IA DAYMOKH (Contact E-mail:ushurma@list.ru)
http://www.daymohk.info/rus/index.php?mode=1&element=4948

Worldwide Chechen Fund plea for help
The leadership of the Noy Worldwide Chechen Fund appeals to international human rights organizations, statesmen and political activists with the request to support the following initiative:
1. To hold an international conference on Chechnya and international law to provide assistance in applying international legal mechanisms to curb the genocide of the Chechen people by the Russian aggressors in Chechnya, and to substantiate the need for the recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which is a duty of the international community and the only condition for halting the ancient Chechen people's total extermination.

2. To provide assistance to the diplomatic corps of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria outside Chechnya in starting a campaign of collecting signatures in partnership with social and human rights organizations and the Chechen communities abroad in support of the demand for the recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria by the international community.
[Signed] A. Malsagov, president of the Noy Worldwide Chechen Fund, Chairman of the economic committee of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria of the first convocation. >>>

ADJAR LEADER DROPS OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT: Adjar Supreme Council Chairman Aslan Abashidze announced in Batum on 28 December that polling stations will be opened in his republic on 4 January to enable voters to cast their ballots in the extraordinary presidential election.>>>