25 November 2002
Situation in Brest, connected with return of Russian citizens of Chechen nationality by Polish border guards, normalized

 The situation in Brest, connected with the return of the Russian citizens of the Chechen nationality by the Polish border guards, was normalized, senior officer of the Brest border-group press-service Dmitriy Devyatov told a BelTA correspondent. From November 15 to November 18 practically all Chechens who were forced to stay in Brest, crossed the Belarusian-Polish border. Efficient and strict position of the Belarusian leadership and the measures undertaken by it helped to settle the problem.
According to the preliminary operational information, none of the Chechens were refused entering Poland, what confirms again that their documents were correctly drawn up. Though the Polish side used to state that the problem of documents was the main reason for the refusal. According to Dmitriy Devyatov, now border guards are normally working at the border checkpoints.