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Calendar of Events - October 2001

This schedule of major events related to the conflict in Chechnya is continuously updated and completed. Announcements for planned or expected events or any other suggestions are most welcome (e-mail: mail (at) watchdog.cz)

October 3, Brussels, Belgium

EU - Russia summit takes place in Belgium. In the framework of the Summit, a meeting takes place between Vladimir Putin, President of the Federation of Russia, Romano Prodi, President of the EC, and Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the Council. At the same time, Philippe Busquin, Member of the EC in charge of Research, and Alexander Rumyantsev, Russian Minister of Atomic Energy, sign co-operation agreements, and Pascal Lamy, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, receives German Oskarovich Gref, Minister for Economic Development and Trade. More information...

October 23, Moscow, Russia

OSCE Chairman Geoana meets Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanov. Security issues dominate meeting between the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana and the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mr. Igor Ivanov in Moscow. Apart from other themes, review of the situation in Chechnya in accordance with the mandate of the OSCE Assistance Group is on their agenda. More information...

October 29 - 30, Paris, France

Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The conflict in Chechnya and the new Russian law on religion is to be discussed.

October 29 - 30, Moscow, Russia

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger visits Moscow on 29 and 30 October 2001. The aim of these meetings is to discuss the situation in Chechnya and the North-Caucasus, where the ICRC is running, in cooperation with the Russian Red Cross, a major humanitarian operation. ICRC and Russian Red Cross staff support monthly about 200'000 civilians with food, hygienic kits, fresh drinking water, as well as medical material and medicines for local hospitals. Activities in the field of protection and detention, carried out by the ICRC, should also be discussed. More information...

October 30, Vaduz,Liechtenstein

Council of Europe-OSCE meeting: The Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, the Foreign Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Ernst Walch, and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), represented by the Secretary of State for Multilateral Affairs of the Romanian Foreign Ministry, Mihnea Motoc, the Secretaries General of both Organisations, Walter Schwimmer and Jan Kubis, as well as the Presidents of the respective Parliamentary Assemblies, Lord Russell- Johnston and Adrian Severin, meet on 30 October 2001 in Vaduz for the 11th High-level "2+2/3+3" Meeting. The discussion focused on topical issues of common interest to the Council of Europe and the OSCE, among others, developments in the Caucasus with special emphasis on the situation in Georgia (with regard to the Abkhazia conflict) and in the Chechen Republic, Russian Federation. Representatives of both Organisations confirmed their commitment to co-operation and complementary action in Chechnya, particularly through the OSCE Assistance Group and the Council of Europe as well as multi-faceted activities of ODIHR. More information...

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