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Dmitry Medvedev talks to soldiers during his visit to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) center in Dagestan on June 9, 2009 (AFP Photo / Mikhail Klementyev)

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“Peace in North Caucasus is top priority for the Kremlin”

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Published 09 June, 2009, 22:19

Restoring peace in the region is of critical importance for national security and is one of the issues where the government simply cannot fail, says Andrey Kortunov, President of the New Eurasia Foundation.

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