UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551204 Date 06 19 2013 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ0194 RELEASED IN FULL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 ACTION EUR-01 INFO PARIS 09717 PTQ0194 2109522 LOG-00 FBIE-00 NSAB-00 SR-00 PRNE-01 AID-00 AMAD-01 CIAE-00 OASY-00 DODE-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 I0-10 L-01 NSCE-00 OIC-02 PA-02 PRS-01 P-01 SS-00 STR-01 TRSE-00 USIE-00 SNIS-00 DRL-09 G-00 033W ------------------BDE447 210952Z 38 R 2109492 APR 95 FM AMEMBAS S Y PAR I S TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0356 INFO ALL EUROPEAN UNION COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY KIEV EB-01 ADS-00 SP-00 NISC-01 UNCLAS PARIS 09717 E O 12356 N A TAGS PHUM EUN RS XH SUBJECT EUROPEAN UNION EU DECLARATION ON CHECHNYA ON APRIL 15 1995 THE PRESIDENCY ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MADE THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION ON THE EVENTS IN SAMASHKI CHECHNYA BEGIN TEXT THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REPORTS ACCORDING TO WHICH FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 PARIS 09717 210952Z HAVE BEEN COMMITTED IN SAMASHKI UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY THEODORE SELLIN DATE CASE ID 08 OCT 2009 200901541 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551204 Date 06 19 2013 E 11 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551204 Date 06 19 2013 UNCLASSIFIED THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS BEEN GREATLY L 1 J 1 VnuaL EVENTS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SAMASHKI a 1 i liJ1 -- THE EUROPEAN UNION UTTERLY CONDEMNS ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS IN VIOLATION OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS -- ONCE AGAIN IT EARNESTLY APPEALS TO THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES TO PUT AN END TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PEOPLE TO CONCLUDE A CEASE-FIRE WITHOUT DELAY TO START NEGOTIATIONS TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT BY POLITICAL NOT MILITARY MEANS AND TO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN AID TO BE SENT TO THE STRICKEN POPULATION WITHOUT HINDRANCE IN KEEPING WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW -- ONCE AGAIN - IT URGES THAT THE OSCE ASSISTANCE GROUP IN CHECHNYA BE SET UP QUICKLY SO THAT IT CAN HELP TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES END TEXT BOHLEN UNCLASSIFIED NNNN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2009-01541 Doc No C17551204 Date 06 19 2013 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu