February 6, 2004 - 22:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The hirelings killed in Chechnya are for most part the citizens of Turkey, Russian defense minister Sergey Ivanov stated in Munich yesterday, RIA Novosti reports. According to Ivanov's explanation, it will inevitably «hinder the development of Turkish-Russian relations». The elimination of the international terrorists, who penetrate into Russia, is continuing at the Chechen territory. The terrorists represent dozens of countries on the globe, however, the majority of them are Turkey's citizens", Russian minister of defense noted.