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The Application of the President of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria
The Application of the President of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria Aslan Mashadov to the Management of Russia and the World Community
Chechenpress / Internet, Februar 2005

According to my order the Military Forces of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria since February, 1, 2005, unilaterally stopped all kinds of operations of offensive character in the territories of the Chechen Republic and the Russian Federation for one month.

This humane step from the Chechen side is dictated only by one desire: to prevent the real threat not only to our people, but also all peoples of Russia and Caucasus , the reason of which is the bloody war in the Chechen Republic proceeding for the sixth year, which long ago left the boarders designated by the Kremlin. Those complicated, deep processes taking place today in the ancient Caucasus and inevitably leading this unique region to a catastrophe in greater scales are already obvious.

In such a complex military-political situation when the Russo-Chechen war becomes a detonator of uncontrollable, pernicious processes with unpredictable consequences for all peoples of the Caucasus and Russia, I have considered it to be my human debt to undertake the maximum of efforts to prevent the future chaos and to call the Russian party to stop this war at the table of negotiations.

Showing adherence to peace, the management of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria once again appeals to the management of the Russian Federation and declares:

"It is enough bloodshed! We, Chechens, are open for real political dialogue with the Kremlin without preconditions".

Confirming the adherence to civilized methods of the solving of disputable political problems between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic , the management of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria appeals also to the world community and declares:

"The President and the Government of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria, the Armed forces of the Chechen state are ready to show the will to the peace and call the United Nations, EU, CE and the governments of the democratic countries of Europe and the USA to change the pose of supernumeraries and to join the plan, offered by us on the peace settlement of military-political crisis between Russia and Ichkeria more actively".

Aslan MASHADOV,
The president of the Chechen Republic Ichkeria,
The Supreme Commander- in-Chief of the Military Forces of the CRI

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