Thursday, 10 October 2002

FSB, FPS DELEGATIONS HEAD TO TBILISI

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A Federal Security Service (FSB) delegation headed by FSB First Deputy Director Vladimir Pronichev arrived in Tbilisi on 10 October for talks with Georgian security officials on boosting bilateral cooperation. A Federal Border Guard Service (FPS) delegation also arrived in the Georgian capital the same day for related talks aimed at strengthening control over the Russian-Georgian border. Also on 10 October, FPS Director Colonel General Konstantin Totskii claimed that further group of Chechen militants is preparing to enter Russia from Georgian territory.
A Federal Security Service (FSB) delegation headed by FSB First Deputy Director Vladimir Pronichev arrived in Tbilisi on 10 October for talks with Georgian security officials on boosting bilateral cooperation. A Federal Border Guard Service (FPS) delegation also arrived in the Georgian capital the same day for related talks aimed at strengthening control over the Russian-Georgian border. Also on 10 October, FPS Director Colonel General Konstantin Totskii claimed that further group of Chechen militants is preparing to enter Russia from Georgian territory. He said there are "definitely" still "bandits" on Georgian territory, and the situation on the Russian-Georgian border remains "extremely difficult and tense." (ITAR-TASS)
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