RUSSIA DOES NOT GRANT A MILITARY CONTEST TO THE TALIBAN








MOSCOW, March 11.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " /. Russia never has grants
and still does not grant to military contest nor technico-soldier to
the movement " Taliban ".  RIA " Novosti " has ete of it formally
informee by a spokesman of the Russian ministry of Defense in its
comment of the new Presidential decree of the Federation of Russia,
Vladimir Poutine.  Sign, Sunday, says it decree establishes additional
restrictions concerning the Afghan territory under control of the
taliban.

This representant high places ministry held has to stress that this
one respected has the letter all the provisions of resolution 1333 of
the Security Council of the United Nations on the sanctions striking
the taliban.  Thus, just like requires it the decree in question of
the President of Russia, the Russian ministry of Defense provided to
the mode taliban no production military or parts nor know-how has
double vocation.  " There never was, and there are still no advisers
nor Russian military specialists " on the Afghan territory under
control of the taliban, A declares representant it of the ministry for
the Defense of the Federation of Russia.