Press-archive, August 2000
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August 22, 2000 |
Telegramme
of Grigory Yavlinsky to the Headquarters of the Northern
Fleet
It is hard to find the words to express the pain
of loss and our endless
condolences to all the relatives of the selfless
and courageous defenders of our Motherland who died
so tragically.
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August 21, 2000 |
The
Yabloko faction insists on an independent parliamentary
enquiry into the causes of the “Kursk” submarine disaster
The Yabloko faction considers it necessary to conduct
an independent parliamentary enquiry into the causes
of the accident, in particular the rescue operation
of the nuclear submarine “Kursk”, First Deputy Head
of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma, Sergei Ivanenko,
told journalists today.
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August 19, 2000 |
Reaction
of Alexei Melnikov to the declaration of the head
of the North Fleet Vice-Admiral M. Motsak and the
speech of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Government I. Klebanov
The deputy of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma
Alexei Melnikov made the following statement in an
interview available on the Yabloko server today:
Yabloko thinks that the officials of the Government
and the Navy should not make any assumptions that
the crew of the submarine “Kursk” is dead until all
rescue possibilities have been exhausted.
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August 04, 2000 |
Sergei
Ivanenko: Yabloko calls for a change in the procedure
for forming the Federation Council and State Duma
The Yabloko Association believes that changes needs
to be made to the procedure for forming both the Federation
Council and the State Duma. On August 4, 2000, Deputy
Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma Sergei
Ivanenko told journalists that an inquiry to the Constitutional
Court has been drafted, which contains a request for
more precise interpretation of the articles of the
Constitution, "to be more precise, to explain
what is understood by the term "formation"
of the Federation Council and whether the direct election
of members of the upper chamber is possible within
the context of said interpretation".
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August 03, 2000 |
Vladimir
Lukin does not think that the State Council should
be provided with constitutional functions
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, Vladimir Lukin
(Yabloko faction), believes that it would be irrational
to vest some constitutional functions with the State
Council. "In this case we would have a tri-cameral
parliament", noted Vladimir Lukinin in an interview
on August 3, 2000, commenting on the words of President
Putin that the State Council might be accorded constitutional
status.
Yabloko
branch in Maritime Territory demands the dismissal
of the governor
The Yabloko branch in the Maritime Territory has
called on Konstantin Pulikovsky, plenipotentiary representative
of the RF President in the Far East Federal District,
to propose that the head of state dismiss Evgeni Nazdratenko,
Governor of Maritime Territory. In its letter to Pulikovsky,
Yabloko states: "Throughout virtually all the
past eight years, the fundamental constitutional rights
of RF citizens have been breached in Maritime Territory...
Vladimir
Lukin thinks that only a framework agreement on an
interim stage to the resolution of the conflict can
be signed at the Palestinian - Israeli talks in the
autumn
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, Vladimir Lukin
(Yabloko faction) believes that in September participants
of the Palestinian - Israeli talks may sign a framework
agreement on an interim stage to the resolution of
the conflict.
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August 02, 2000 |
Nikolai
Travkin to leave Yabloko
Nikolai Travkin is leaving Yabloko Association and
the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of the RF. He
duly notified the leadership of the Association and
deputies of the faction in his application forwarded
to the Deputy Head of the Faction, Sergei Ivanenko.
The
leader of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko, Alexander
Shishlov, regrets Nikolai Travkin's decision to leave
the Association
The Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the
Yabloko Association, deputy of the State Duma of the
RF Alexander Shishlov, expressed his regret over Nikolai
Travkin’s decision to leave the Association and its
parliamentary faction. He made this statement on August
2, 2000.
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