The deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar region Mikhail Kovalyuk appeared with the initiative to organize the 1st Congress of Representatives of the Kuban Public Self-government.

"The post-war situation in Abkhazia has convinced us that the policy of force pressure and isolation of the multinational population of Abkhazia from the outer world has made the process of negotiations even more complicated," reads the appeal.

The statement of public organizations of the Astrakhan region on the situation arisen with the Astrakhan regional department of the party "Liberal Russia"

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Artur Bagdasarian received PACE co-rapporteurs Jerzy Jaskiernia, Rene Andre, and Valery Klamer yesterday.

During their four-day visit to Armenia, the members of the PACE monitoring group Jerzy Jaskiernia and Rene Andre are to visit one of the military units in the Armavir region of Armenia to get acquainted with the situation in military units.

The appeal of non-government organizations of the Chechen Republic.

127 people were killed as a result of the firing at the helicopter from an anti-aircraft missile complex "Igla" near Khankala.

Representatives of the candidates in opposition are complaining that the free air time is insufficient.

The human rights activists believe that numerous violations at the first stage of the election campaign in Azerbaijan make the possibility of free and fair elections doubtful.

The members of city and regional public youth organizations, young farm leaders of the region, members of the club "Young Agrarian of the Don", experts of the regional administration committee on youth policy visited the first meeting.

Bullet wounded, Safarov was taken to hospital; his life is out of danger.

This is caused by the assumed dismissal of Chechen Press Minister Beslan Gantamirov.

The appeal of Russian human rights activists, public figures, and cultural workers appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As it was reported at the Aytayra's office, the main report of the congress "On Social and Political Situation in the Country" will be given by Co-Chairman of the movement Leonid Lakerbay.

According to the preliminary data, from one to four servicemen, all local residents, died as a result of the firing that was held by illegal armed unit members.

"The Abkhazian problem should be solved on the basis of Georgia's territorial integrity with due account taken of Abkhazia's interests," the diplomat said adding that this is Russia's official stance.

It was reported by the acting head of the Vedensk region administration Khanali Gagayev.

Georgian Foreign Minister Irakly Menagarishvili reported it to journalists.

The Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office stressed the incident was quite serious, considering the fact that the parties of the conflict were to guarantee the security of the observers' mission.

It was reported on Wednesday evening by Colonel Ilya Shabalkin, an official representative of the regional operations staff for control of the antiterrorist operation in the Northern Caucasus. He also said that ?many of the separatists blocked in were wounded, and the liquidation of the militant group was still going on?.