MOSCOW. April 9 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian presidential aide Sergei Yastrzhembsky said the results of the Chechen referendum have caused "hysteria" among some political forces in Europe.
"When the referendum proved that Moscow and Chechen society were right, by showing that there can be other political solutions to the Chechen problem, it caused hysteria in those who hope for totally different ways of participating in Russia's affairs, to keep Russia constantly on the hook. And now that they failed to do so, we are witnessing a delayed hysterical reaction," Yastrzhembsky told Interfax on Wednesday.
It was reported on Wednesday that the European Union has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Human Rights Commission, in which it expressed "extreme concerns on information about continuing violations of international legislation on human rights" in Chechnya. The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution last week, in which it suggested exploring the possibility of creating a special tribunal for war crimes in Chechnya.
"I have the feeling that some PACE deputies and those who are now reproducing their mood at a different level due to the referendum in Chechnya are hysterical," Yastrzhembsky said.
"Europe undoubtedly has forces that assumed that sooner or later they would make Moscow and the Kremlin sit down at the negotiation table with Aslan Maskhadov (Chechen separatist leader - Interfax). When they were imposing a "political" solution to the Chechen problem on us, they meant negotiations with Maskhadov, they did not see any other political solutions," Yastrzhembsky said.
The federal center is currently increasing "the search for an effective political solution to the problem of Chechnya, he said. Among other things, an amnesty is planned. Preparations for the amnesty are being made in close cooperation with members of the former parliament of Ichkeria.
"One of the proposals on amnesty has already been submitted to the State Duma. Other proposals are being prepared," Yastrzhembsky said.