23:54, 25 November 2004

Soldiers' mothers still intend to meet with Chechen separatists

The RIA Novosti news agency spread a statement by Tatyana Znachkova, a representative of the Union of Russian Committees of Soldier's Mothers, yesterday, November 24. She announced that union members should not negotiate with separatists. "Tatyana Znachkova's opinion doesn't reflect the position of all members of the union. It's her personal opinion," Natalia Shvol, a volunteer for the Union of Committees of Soldier's Mothers, stated today. She said to the Caucasian Knot correspondent: "We'll try to do everything so that first of all our boys should stay alive."

Russian authorities believe the meeting between members of the Union of Russian Committees of Soldier's Mothers and Chechen emissary Akhmed Zakayev will not produce any results.

Source: Caucasian Knot