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Russia to become anti-terrorist center

RosBusinessConsulting, September 20, 2001


Yesterday the State Duma passed a ruling on fighting international terrorism, prepared by the Duma foreign affairs committee. The ruling expresses condolences to the American people and all other countries whose citizens fell victims to the terror attacks in New York and Washington.

“The State Duma fully supports the resolution of the UN Security Council of September 12, 2001. The deputies call on the international community to observe international conventions on fighting terrorism,” it is said in the document.

The deputies appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to initiate the creation of an international anti-terrorist task force. They suggested that special attention be paid to the financing of Russia’s national security when the State Duma considers the 2002 draft budget, and in particular to the organization of combating terrorism. The deputies also recommended that the Russian government step up work on settling issues regarding international and legal status of Russia’s borders. The ruling was passed by a unanimous vote of 380 deputies.

The document was passed during debates on the international situation following the unprecedented terrorist acts in the United States on September 11 and also possible future developments. The debates were closed to the press. After the session, Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of the democratic Yabloko faction, stated that Russia was part of an international anti-terrorist coalition. In his opinion, this follows from the Russian President’s position and also from yesterday’s debates in the lower house of parliament. According to Yavlinsky, the deputies practically did not voice any objections to the main ideas of the ruling. He said, Yabloko would insist that additional finances be allocated in the 2002 budget to strengthen Russia’s borders and increase safety of nuclear power stations and international flights. In the view of the Yabloko leader, the fact that the debates on fighting international terrorism were closed was justified, because “positions, expressed by certain deputies, might have been sensitive for some countries”.

See also:

Acts of Terror in the US

RosBusinessConsulting, September 20, 2001

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