Russia, Chechnya Closer to Accord
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Associated Press
MOSCOW — The leaders of Chechnya and Russia edged closer Monday to compromise on the status of the breakaway republic, agreeing to solve future disagreements through diplomacy instead of gunfire.
Chechen Prime Minister Aslan Maskhadov and Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin spoke optimistically at a Kremlin meeting of signing a new treaty soon.
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