The first ever EU mission to Chechnya and its North Caucasus neighbours will take place next week. It is the first time Russia has accepted a European Commission fact-finding mission to the area.
"It is an evaluation mission to examine what we might be able to do to support social and economic reconstruction in the region", said a Commission spokesperson.
According to a Commission source, the one-week fact-finding mission aims at addressing the root causes of the conflicts in Chec...
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