Russian Foreign Ministry welcomes U.S. move to put militant Umarov on terrorist list
18:51 24/06/2010 MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed the U.S. decision to include Russia's most-wanted Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov on its list of international terrorists.
The U.S. Department of State declared the decision on Thursday.
"We consider this move of the U.S. side as an important acknowledgement that the threat of international terrorism, faced by Russia, the United States and many other countries, is common and indivisible," the Russian ministry said.
"The decision of the U.S. authorities is a direct result of the recent strengthening in the anti-terrorism partnership between our countries. It demonstrates the strong will of Russian and the U.S. leaders to work together in combating the global challenge of terrorism."
Umarov, who styles himself as "the Emir of the Caucasus," has claimed responsibility for the two most significant recent terrorist attacks in Russia: the Nevsky Express train bombing and the March 29 suicide attacks in the Moscow Metro. He has also threatened further attacks.
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