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Chechen Refugees Welcome Georgian Troops in Pankisi Gorge

(Tbilisi, Civil Georgia, August 22, 2002) – “Chechen refugees welcome the intention of Georgian authority to dispatch internal troops to Pankisi Gorge and upcoming military exercises in Akhmeta region”, stated Khizri Aldamov, representative of Chechen diaspora in Georgia.

According to him, refugees are tired of bombardments, permanent accusations from Russia, that there are terrorists and guerillas in Pankisi.

Recently, almost every armed criminal guerilla left the gorge, as for Chechen fighters, they have never been there”, Aldamov said.

Aldamov says, Georgian internal troops should establish order in Pankisi.

Representatives of Georgian MoD met with the heads of village councils in Pankisi Gorge. Details of their meeting are unknown. Though, MoD representatives assert that they do not intend to enter the gorge.

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