Monday, 24 March 2003

PUTIN SAYS CHECHEN REFERENDUM HAS REMOVED THREAT TO RUSSIA\'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

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By empty (3/24/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Meeting on 24 March with Russian government ministers, President Putin said the previous day\'s referendum in Chechnya \"resolved the last serious problem relating to Russia\'s territorial integrity,\" Russian media reported. According to official data, Chechen voters overwhelmingly endorsed a new draft constitution that defines Chechnya as an integral part of the Russian Federation. Putin instructed ministers to speed up work connected with reconstruction in Chechnya.
Meeting on 24 March with Russian government ministers, President Putin said the previous day\'s referendum in Chechnya \"resolved the last serious problem relating to Russia\'s territorial integrity,\" Russian media reported. According to official data, Chechen voters overwhelmingly endorsed a new draft constitution that defines Chechnya as an integral part of the Russian Federation. Putin instructed ministers to speed up work connected with reconstruction in Chechnya. Russian presidential aide Sergei Yastrzhembskii told Ekho Moskvy on 24 March that Putin will continue to monitor developments in Chechnya closely. Yastrzhembskii also said the personal responsibility of individual government ministers for improving the situation in Chechnya will only increase following the referendum. Also on 24 March, Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Rushailo said the referendum was \"an important political event not only for Chechnya as a part of Russia, but for the whole of Russia.\" (ITAR-TASS)
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