Russia blasts double standards in fighting terrorism

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/11/content_3472736.htm

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The Russian Foreign Ministry lashed out at the double standards in the fight against terrorism,the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.

The double standards in world politics remain an obstacle to more efficient steps by the international community in fighting terrorism, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mikhail Kamynin told the Interfax on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11terror attacks in the United States.

Kamynin noted Moscow has repeatedly asked Washington and Londonto extradite Chechen separatist envoys Ilyas Akhmadov and Akhmed Zakayev, who have been granted political asylum, but has not received a response in these countries.

Commenting on a recent taped interview with the notorious Chechen guerilla leader Shamil Basayev aired by the US TV network ABC, the spokesman said it would be an obvious fact of facilitating terrorist propaganda and direct calls for violence against Russians from the US territory.