08 October 2003, 23:56
Russian Foreign Ministry did not like Chechen presidential elections evaluation made by US Department of State
The Russian Foreign Ministry did not like a reaction of the US Department of State to the Chechen presidential elections.
Richard Baucher, a spokesman of the Department of State, declared the elections held in Chechnya "did not meet international standards of free will".
In response the Russian Foreign Ministry called Baucher's pronouncement "off-handed and tactless".
Source: BBC Radio (Great Britain)