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William Helms: “I find it incredible that Mr. Akhmadov's requests for a meeting with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other…”

On the recordJune 9, 2000
I find it incredible that Mr. Akhmadov's requests for a meeting with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other senior U.S. Government officials have been flatly rejected. As a matter of fact, I resent the fact that they conducted themselves as they did because this is an outrage. The United States should be working to facilitate peace in Chechnya, not to encourage the Kremlin to further its brutal campaign against the Chechen people. There is simply no excuse for the Secretary of State to refuse even to meet with Mr. Akhmadov.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the U.S. response to Chechnya's Foreign Minister's request for a meeting regarding a cease-fire.

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