IVANOV INVITES CE MISSION TO VISIT CHECHNYA








MOSCOW, MARCH 3, 2001. /RIA Novosti correspondent Pyotr  Goncharov/ -- The President and other leaders of Russia are sure that the problems existing in Chechnya will be solved in the  interests of the people and the country as a whole, Foreign  Minister Igor Ivanov said at his meeting with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles today. 


	There are many unsolved problems in Chechnya. But, as Mr. Robles could see for himself, the Russian leadership does the utmost to solve them, Ivanov went on. 


	Opportunities are being held out for cooperation with  international organizations that are prepared to help in the  restoration of the Chechen republic. Ivanov has invited an OSCE mission to visit Chechnya, as this is necessary for an unbiased appraisal of the situation there. 


	"I want to say once again that there are no obstacles on the Russian side for a trip by the mission to this region," Ivanov  stressed. He admitted the possibility of some "technical issues"  which should be settled in the process of communication with   federal authorities. 


	Vladimir Kalamanov, special human rights envoy of the  Russian President in Chechnya, takes part in the negotiations between Ivanov and Robles.