Counter-terrorist operations in Chechnya have almost been completed, President Vladimir Putin said. \"I believe we can speak of the completion of the counter-terrorist operation with the understanding that Chechen law enforcement agencies are assuming the bulk of the responsibility for the state of law and order,\" he told a Tuesday news conference in the Kremlin. \"All necessary government bodies have been set up in Chechnya. This means that all law enforcement bodies, the prosecutor\'s offices, courts, lawyers, notaries and, of course, the Chechen Interior Ministry can and will be strengthened,\" Putin said. \"I hope that all this taken together will lead to furthered stabilization,\" he said. (Interfax)