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I shall answer the point of order because I should like to state that the issue of Chechnya is and has always been a feature of all our contacts with all the members of the Russian Federation at all levels and, very specifically, at the meeting of the Cooperation Council that took place in Luxembourg, and at the dinner with the Minister for External Affairs, Mr Ivanov, the issue of Chechnya was discussed at great length and both the European Commission and the Council Presidency clearly conveyed our opinion to the Russian Federation, and this opinion tallies completely, of course, with that of Parliament. The European Commission also had the opportunity to express our view to the Russian Prime Minister, Mr Kassianov, who was in Brussels two weeks ago on an official visit
We have always stated our opinion, in all meetings, at all levels – including the political level – and we have never allowed the issue of Chechnya to be excluded from our bilateral talks but we have always discussed the matter with the respect that is due to a sovereign country. Of course, we would never confuse the issue of Chechnya with accusations of murder, such as we have heard here today, and I am talking about the accusation that General Lebed was murdered by the Russian Government because he held certain positions on Chechnya. This is not, of course, the type of language we use, Mr President."@en1
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