Tuesday, 31 August 2004

CHECHENS SUPPORT RUSSIA\'S INTEGRITY BY VOTING – PUTIN

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President Vladimir Putin believes that by taking part in the presidential elections in Chechnya, the Chechen people confirmed their support for Russia\'s territorial integrity. \"The Chechen people made their choice by voting for preserving a position in which Chechnya is an inseparable part of Russia. In the Chechen presidential elections, the Chechen people once again confirmed their loyalty to this course,\" Putting told a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac in Sochi on Tuesday.
President Vladimir Putin believes that by taking part in the presidential elections in Chechnya, the Chechen people confirmed their support for Russia\'s territorial integrity. \"The Chechen people made their choice by voting for preserving a position in which Chechnya is an inseparable part of Russia. In the Chechen presidential elections, the Chechen people once again confirmed their loyalty to this course,\" Putting told a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac in Sochi on Tuesday. (Interfax)
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