English: During the discussion the view was strongly expressed by some that it was essential to continue to encourage representatives of Mr.Maskhadov to join the deliberations. The part played by the Chechens reflects the position of the JWG that any solution and decisions concerning the future of Chechnya must be found and made by the people of Chechnya and Russia, and that the role of the PACE is to assist and facilitate. At the conclusion of the meeting the Secretary General of the PACE who had chaired the meeting at the request of the co-chairmen summarised the view expressed by the JWG members during the consultation as being that a political solution can only be achieved if the following processes are pursued simultaneously: - stopping the violence; - decrease of the number of the Russian federal forces; - cessation of all human rights violations, investigation of crimes committed in Chechnya and bringing to justice those who committed them; - confidence-building measures in relations between the federal centre and the population of Chechnya; - steps towards the establishment of a Chechen public consultative body with a view to making suggestions for the future of the Republic; - intensification of the social and economic reconstruction of Chechnya (including strict control over the financial means, material resources and humanitarian aid). The JWG is now one of the few international platforms, if not the only one, where politically meaningful and sufficiently practical discussions on a political solution are currently taking place. It should be repeated once again – there cannot be any lasting improvements of the situation in the Chechen Republic, in any field, without the existence of civilian Chechen authorities, which are generally recognised and respected by the population. The JWG underlines that all progress on a political solution is closely linked to general conditions of security, respect for human rights, completion and results of criminal investigations, continued withdrawal of the army, improvement in the humanitarian situation and progress on reconciliation.
French: Il ressort des propos tenus par les Tchétchènes que ceux-ci partagent la position du GTM selon laquelle c'est à la population de Tchétchénie et de Russie qu'il appartient de trouver les solutions et de prendre les décisions concernant l'avenir de la Tchétchénie ; le rôle de l'APCE est d'apporter son aide pour faciliter le processus. A la fin de la réunion, le Secrétaire Général de l'APCE, qui avait présidé la réunion à la demande des co-présidents, a résumé l'avis exprimé par les membres du GTM pendant la consultation, selon lequel une solution politique ne peut être trouvée que si les processus suivants sont mis en œuvre simultanément : - arrêter la violence ; - réduire les effectifs des forces fédérales russes ; - faire cesser toutes les violations des droits de l'homme, enquêter sur les crimes commis en Tchétchénie et traduire leurs auteurs en justice ; - établir des relations de confiance entre le centre fédéral et la population de Tchétchénie ; - prendre des dispositions en vue de la création d'un organe consultatif public tchétchène, qui ferait des propositions concernant l'avenir de la République ; - intensifier la reconstruction sociale et économique de la Tchétchénie (ce qui passe aussi par un contrôle strict des moyens financiers, des ressources matérielles et de l'aide humanitaire).