Yandiyeva lamented that no one knows how to solve the conflict, despite the fact that no one wants the conflict to continue. All parties are unhappy, including the Russian soldiers who are not receiving their pay. Chechen people feel that there is nowhere to go, because they are not welcome in Russia's cities. Many pin their hopes on Moscow, in order to provide a good education for their children. However, Moscow has a strong policy of discrimination towards people from the Caucasus.
Ordinary people find it hard to believe that anyone in the world cares about their fate.
People are traumatized by their losses, both material and personal, from both campaigns but also by the unsafe, insecure state of their inner world. Discussion One seminar participant asked the panelists about the prospects for peace and long-term political settlement of the conflicts in Chechnya and Nagorno Karabagh. Abdullayeva elaborated on the dialogue between both sides of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict, both between governments, between NGOs and official structures, and with international organizations. This dialogue represents an improvement over an earlier phase when international organizations did not recognize the value of civil society organizations in peace-building. Just two weeks ago, the OSCE made a resolution to cooperate with NGOs working on peace-building in the region.