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ALKHANOV PROPOSES HOLDING ROUNDTABLE WITH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS IN CHECHNYA

RIA Novosti

STRASBOURG, March 21 (RIA Novosti) - Chechnya is ready to host a roundtable with European parliamentarians. "We shall provide its security," Chechen President Alu Alkhanov told journalists following the first part of the roundtable in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

According to him, a just exchange of opinions should be the key aspect of this event. Representatives of all parties and movements should be attending, he noted.

Speaking about the roundtable's agenda, the Chechen president said that it should focus on preparations for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the republic. "We are getting ready for the parliamentary elections. This is a painful issue but we have done a lot," Alkhanov emphasized.

In his opinion, democratic elections involving all strata of the population should be held in Chechnya.

The Chechen President thanked the Council of Europe for humanitarian aid to the republic and control over the observation of human rights. "Any assistance is valuable," he said.