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| Russia Says Turkish Grps Continuing Aid To Chechen Jihadis |
| 2004-01-25 |
| A top Russian diplomat on Friday accused Turkish non-governmental organizations of aiding Chechen rebels, and said some unnamed foreign governments were doing too little to stop funds, weapons and new cadres from reaching terrorists. "We are still concerned about the activity on Turkish territory of a series of non-governmental organizations and individuals who according to our information are continuing to provide political, material and other support to terrorists operating in Chechnya," Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. He said that Moscow had frequently raised the issue with Turkish authorities. "We are counting on a reaction based on the commonality of approaches to the problem of the fight against international terrorism," he said. Trubnikov said that the government regularly informed other states that their citizens were providing money and mercenaries to the Chechens. "I won’t hide that officials from these states don’t always act on the facts we present to them actively or effectively enough, with the professionalism required," he said. |
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