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10/21/06

ITAR-TASS: Putin reaffirms killers of journalist Politkovskaya to be found

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Putin reaffirms killers of journalist Politkovskaya to be found

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who spoke at a Russia-EU informal summit Friday night, condenmned the masterminds and effectuators of murder of Russian pro-democracy journalist Anna Politkovskaya and gave assurances that law enforcers were searching for them. "Vladimir Putin said law enforcement agencies are taking all the necessary measures to find the masterminds of that crime and the killers and to bring them to criminal responsibility," a source close to the Russian delegation said.

"The President also offered a detailed assessment of current relations between Russia and Georgia and declared Moscow's stance on the problem," he said.

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