Russia Won't Be Bound by U.N. Resolution on ChechnyaRussia said Wednesday that it regards as non-binding a resolution on Chechnya passed by the U.N. Human Rights Commission because it had voted against the unacceptable document.In a statement released early Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that there were exclusively political reasons behind the resolution, which was adopted in Geneva late Tuesday. The ministry said that the resolution, which was initiated by the European Union and the United States, was the result of information pressure from Western states, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. "Our objectives in the Chechen republic remain the same," the statement said. "An end will be put to international terrorism. Constitutional order, law and human rights and freedoms will be restored in Chechnya." It said the future of the breakaway republic within the Russian Federation would be "determined on the basis of a broad dialogue." "Law enforcement bodies, supported by the presidential human rights envoy in Chechnya and the national public commission will thoroughly investigate all the facts of human rights violations in the region," the statement said. "The persons guilty of the crimes will be punished with all severity of law." Despite the anti-Russia resolution, the statement said Russia would "continue a dialogue with all Western partners and international organizations which are indeed ready to help stabilize the situation and provide humanitarian assistance to Chechen population." "We will do it proceeding from our convictions and Russia's international commitments" but not under pressure from politically biased resolutions, the statement said. The statement thanked the countries that voted against the resolution. "We are grateful to these countries, which thus expressed their disagreement with this improper anti-Russian action," it said. |
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