German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Moscow to meet shortly with Vladimir Putin.
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Lord Russell-Johnston, stressed that the situation in Chechnya does not justify lifting sanctions taken against Russia.
Tue, 26 Sept
No major events
Wed, 27 Sept
French Foreign Minister, Hubert Vedrine, arrived in Russia.
Thu, 28 Sept
On its Autumn Session the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) discussed recent developments in the Chechen Republic. PACE stressed that Russia’s steps to settle the conflict were insufficient and the parliamentarians decided to set up an ad hoc committee to monitor the follow-up of their recommendations.
Former chief of the Operative Staff of the Chechen government, Mumadi Saidayev, was captured several days ago -- Russian and Chechen sources.
Fri, 29 Sept
President Putin has presided over the opening session of the newly-formed State Council, a body made up of eighty-eight regional governors.
Sat, 30 Sept
No major events
Sun, 1 Oct
Interior Ministers of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed in Sochi agreements on the intensification of the fight against terrorism and arms and drug traffic in the four countries -- Interfax
One year has passed since the Russian Army launched its "anti-terrorist" operation in Chechnya
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