| A representative of Chechnya's rebel leadership called Saturday for an international administration that could govern the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya until a political solution is reached. Umar Khambiyev, a leading spokesman abroad for rebel leader and former Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, said the only way to end the war in Chechnya is to have three-way talks between Russia, Chechen separatists and an international body, such as the United Nations or the European Union. "We're ready to sit down at the negotiating table at any time," Khambiyev said at a conference in Stockholm on how to bring peace to Chechnya. "Thirty minutes with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is all it would take to stop the war and solve all the problems." He added that "Chechens are ready to forgive and forget everything that's happened. But we cannot lose our native land. We will always fight for that." |