 Aslan Maskhadov's claims that he is ready to halt terror attacks and begin negotiations are aimed at drawing international attention, Chechen President Alu Alkhanov told Interfax on Thursday. "Maskhadov has never met his commitments, even when he was president of Ichkeria," Alkhanov said. "We have no grounds whatsoever to think that his new claims that he is ready to cease terrorist warfare are true," he said. "The statements of Maskhadov are directly linked to intensified actions by the Chechen police and federal anti-terrorist agencies in Chechnya," he said. "The Chechen administration is open to dialog with anyone who wants peace and is ready to help us stop terrorism, but neither Maskhadov nor Basayev have ever shown such a disposition," Alkhanov said. |