The Week in Brief: Sept 11 - 17, 2000Mon, 11 Sept
President Putin signed the Information Security Doctrine of the Russian Federation, which outlines a long list of threats to the government and public in the sphere of media and information
Tue, 12 Sept
No major events
Wed, 13 Sept
Russia became the 112th country to sign the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court
Commander of the North-Caucasian Military District, Colonel-General Gennady Troshev, met Georgian Defence Minister, David Tevzadze, to discuss military cooperation and the situation in the Chechen part of the Russian-Georgian border
Thu, 14 Sept
The FBI Chief Director Louis Freeh expressed the readiness of FBI to assist Russia in discovering links between Chechen rebels and international terrorist organizations, Osama bin Laden in particular
9 soldiers were killed, 66 wounded in Chechnya last week (Sept 8 – Sept 13) – Russian Defence Ministry
Fri, 15 Sept
No major events
Sat, 16 Sept
Col. Shamil Azayev, deputy chief of police in the Vedeno district, was killed by unknown attackers
Sun, 17 Sept
No major events
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