02 June 2004 00:51
Intl observers may monitor Chechen presidential elections
MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Razov met with Rudolf Bindig and Andreas Gross,
rapporteurs from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, to discuss the possibility of international
observers being sent to monitor the Chechen presidential elections.
Another subject discussed at the meeting was "Russia's further
cooperation with the Council of Europe, including in issues of
"In connection with the upcoming presidential elections in Chechnya, the possibility of representatives from
international organizations being present at the elections was discussed," says a message from the Russian Foreign
Ministry.
defending human rights within the political process of the Chechen republic." [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG ASIA POL DIP
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