Brussels, 31/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Bernard Bot, President of the EU Council, noted on Monday the preliminary results of the presidential elections held in Chechnya on Sunday, according to which Kremlin candidate Alou Alkanov has been proclaimed the winner. In his declaration, the Dutch Foreign Minister notes that "these elections were made necessary by the assassination of President Kadyrov on 9 May 2004". He recalls that the European Union "clearly condemned the assassination" that it...