By empty (9/29/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Russian Ambassador in London Yury Fedotov said that Chechen separatist emissary Akhmed Zakayev, who is currently in exile in Great Britain, may be extradited to Russia. \"We are hoping the British side may revise its position regarding the question of extraditing Chechen separatist emissary Akhmed Zakayev in the light of the July bombings in London,\" Fedotov told Interfax on Thursday. In Great Britain, \"more and more people realize that the issue of fighting terrorism cannot be approached from a position of double standards,\" Fedotov said.

By empty (9/29/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

In a 27 September vote, Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament confirmed 10 of 16 ministers and committee heads proposed by President Kurmanbek Bakiev, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Lawmakers voted down the candidacies of Roza Otunbaeva for foreign minister, Ishenbai Kadyrbekov for minister of transportation and communications, Toktokan Borombaeva for culture minister, and Alevtina Pronenko for labor and social security minister. Prime Minister Feliks Kulov reacted with surprise, saying, \"It\'s not clear to me why Roza Otunbaeva\'s candidacy was rejected even though she was a leader of the revolution,\" Interfax-Kazakhstan reported.

By empty (9/28/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Chechen court system has been practically restored, Chechen Supreme Court Chairman Ziyavdi Zaurbekov told a Thursday press conference in Moscow. \"Fourteen of the 15 district and town courts of Chechnya are already functioning. The Supreme Court and the Grozny Garrison Military Court are functioning, as well,\" he said.