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| Chechnya accuses Ingushetia of taking its land |
| 2012-08-27 |
| Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya is ready to ask federal authorities to mark off an administrative border between Chechnya and Ingushetia, saying its lands are being seized, according to the Chechen leadership’s website. The issue was discussed at Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s meeting with officials of the republic. A statement posted on the Chechen leader and government’s website stated, “Participants of the meeting informed that officials in Ingushetia undertake measures not only to legally settle at territories which the Chechen authorities considered the borderland between the two republics, but also to seize new lands, encroaching on the territory of the Chechen Republic. "I will raise the issue of delimitating the administrative border between the republics at the federal level. If two republics, two federal entities are now separate, they should have a clear border between them. This is vital for economic activities, taxation, law-enforcement and nature conservation efforts." Kadyrov continued, “Whole villages and districts have been seized [by those] taking advantage of the Chechen people’s problems. We showed restraint. But the process to seize more and more Chechen territories is underway... We will not allow any jokes. “These actions are provocative by nature. The boundary line, which we have never drawn and in which we took no interest, is being pushed inside the Chechen Republic.” |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 We will not allow any jokes. The boundary line, which we have never drawn and in which we took no interest, is being pushed inside the Chechen Republic.” Which, by definition, cannot be established because its boundaries have never been drawn and the Chechens have no interest in it. And here I thought Mooselimbs had no sense of humor. |
| Posted by: Shinter Javirong9154 2012-08-27 15:42 |