"Soldiers� Mothers" agree to meeting with Zakayev The Union of Committees of �Soldiers� mothers of Russia� is planning to discuss perspectives of regulating the situation in Chechnya with Maskhadov�s representative Akhmed Zakayev, as announces �Interfax� referring to the Union�s secretary Valentina Mel�nikova. According to Mel�nikova Zakayev said during a phone call on October 19th that he was commissioned by Maskhadov to step into contact with the �Soldiers� Mothers� in order to plan future negotiations. �We agreed to meet with Zakayev in one of the Western European capitals in November. We are going to prepare our proposals and the order of the day for this meeting�, noted Melnikova. �We have not addressed to the government in this case so far, and no official has addressed to us�. Melnikova emphasized that the decision �to address to Makhadov in order to prepare negotiations about the conflict in Chechnya has been taken collectively�. �Finally, we have to find other way to solve the Chechen knot, including people�s diplomacy�, said Melnikova. Source: G�zeta.ru
"Soldiers� Mothers" agree to meeting with Zakayev
According to Mel�nikova Zakayev said during a phone call on October 19th that he was commissioned by Maskhadov to step into contact with the �Soldiers� Mothers� in order to plan future negotiations.
�We agreed to meet with Zakayev in one of the Western European capitals in November. We are going to prepare our proposals and the order of the day for this meeting�, noted Melnikova. �We have not addressed to the government in this case so far, and no official has addressed to us�.
Melnikova emphasized that the decision �to address to Makhadov in order to prepare negotiations about the conflict in Chechnya has been taken collectively�.
�Finally, we have to find other way to solve the Chechen knot, including people�s diplomacy�, said Melnikova.
Source: G�zeta.ru
