23:09, 30 April 2003

Estonians has closed site of Chechen separatists

From today the access to the site of Chechen separatists "Kavkaz - Center", which was located on the server of the Estonian firm "Starman", has been closed. According to the words of a company's representative, the site was closed after their "commercial client" had cancelled the lease of the server himself.

The day before the head of the Estonian government Yukhan Parts declared the authorities of the country would not interfere into the site activity, since, as the prime minister announced, "it was located not on the government server". At the same time he assured that corresponding Estonian departments would re-establish the law if the site broke it".

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia expressed hope on Monday that Estonia would take necessary measures to suppress the Chechen site activity. "We expect that the Estonian authorities, which repeatedly proclaimed willingness to do their part for the campaign against international terrorism, will make necessary arrangements to stop such an activity on their territory", it was announced by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: Interfax News Agency