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| US, Russia discuss antiterror cooperation |
| 2001-10-05 |
Russia-US cooperation in fighting terrorism and extremism was discussed when Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Robert Mueller and head of the Russian Interior Ministry Boris Gryzlov had a telephone talk late on Thursday evening. Gryzlov told the FBI director that the information Russian law enforcement bodies have on the activity of bin Laden`s emissaries in Russia`s territory will be referred to the FBI representative in Moscow Harry Dixon. Gryzlov in this connection stressed the need of closer bilateral cooperation for the search and detention of participants in international terrorist organisations. This refers to operations to detain persons involved in the terrorist activity in the Chechen territory and wanted for their crimes by international police. The Russian law enforcement bodies announced for 63 people accused of terroristic activities in Chechnya are on the wanted list. In his turn, the FBI director said that every possible assistance will be given to the Russian side. Mueller promised that the FBI would be informing Russian law enforcement bodies of possible targets of terrorist attacks in the Russian territory, if this becomes known to the FBI. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |