Leaders of both Chechnya and the United
Russia party are meeting in Gudermes, Chechnya, on Thursday with members
of the republic's artistic intelligentsia, such as writers, poets, and
journalists.
The Cabinet Office of the Chechen Republic
told RIA Novosti the meeting is being attended by Chechnya premier Mikhail
Babich, Chechen administration head Akhmad Kadyrov, representatives of
the North Caucasus federal troops command, and Ruslan Yamadayev, head of
United Russia's Chechnya chapter.
Participants in the meeting are discussing issues to do with the upcoming referendum, notably the election of a legitimate leadership.
United Russia opened a regional branch in the republic last October. (RIA Novosti)
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