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The authorities of Somalia refute the information about their intent to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia with reference to a missive from Somalia's diplomatic department.

On October 1, ecological organizations sent an appeal to Chairman of Russian Government Vladimir Putin about a great number of ecologically unacceptable solutions in the draft general plan of the city of Sochi. They assert that a significant part of these solutions are in conflict with the current legislation of Russia.

The press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports that on October 1-2 the Armenian party shelled the positions of the National Army of Azerbaijan in several directions at a time.

Today, about 2 p.m. in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack was made on Oyus Gurtuev, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Elders of Balkar People (BEBP). The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it at the BEBP.

The Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan has reported detention of the members of the terrorist organization named "Forest Brothers", accused of committing the terror act in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque.

The Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of placement of the "Chronology of Magomed Evloev's murder" on the website "Ingushetia.Ru"/"Ingushetia.Org". The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Rosa Malsagova, editor-in-chief of the website.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calls Russia to cancel its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and "give complete respect to independence and territorial integrity of Georgia, including the principle of inviolability of its borders."

Armenians of Dzhavakh express hope that after the visit of President of Armenia to Georgia, the problems of this region will find their settlement. This was stated to journalists by Shirak Torosyan, Chairman of the "Dzhavakh" Community Union and Deputy of the National Assembly from the ruling Republican Party, in his comments on the one-day visit of Serzh Sarkisyan to Georgia.

Mohammed Khandule, Somalia Ambassador to Moscow, said today in a press conference that Somalia is going to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Azerbaijan wants to achieve a step-by-step settlement of the Karabakh problem, said Elmar Mamedyarov, head of Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), while making comments on the results of the meeting held in New York by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

A group of residents of Otrev village, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, was shelled near Georgian border, as a result, one person was lost and one was wounded. The Republic's MIS asserts that the attack was committed by members of a Georgian raiding group.

Both Georgia and Russia should share responsibility for the war in South Caucasus and its consequences, as stated by Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

The murder of Vitaly Cheldiev, high-ranking officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia, could be linked with his professional activities, as the militiamen who worked together with the Colonel and knew him well believe.

Natalia Kalinovskaya, chair of the "Psou" Territorial Public Self-Government (TPSG), who was detained by Sochi militia on September 29 together with Svetlana Beresteneva, another activist of protest actions against construction of the 2nd Sochi Cargo Port in the Imereti Bay, has stated that protest actions will go on despite the authorities' pressure.

Thomas Hammerberg, Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, has published results of studying this March events in Yerevan. The report notes that it is promptly necessary to resolve the problem of prisoners and find those in charge of the post-election events of spring 2008 in Armenia.

Living standards in Abazin villages of Karachaevo-Circassia is extremely low, leaders of the Abazin public movements assert. The main reason of the situation is in disregarding the legislation on national minorities' rights.

On September 29, activists of the South-Ossetian Public Organization People's Forum "South Ossetia Accuses" picketed the Palace of the Europe in Strasbourg, where the PACE autumn session is taking place.

The 26 families of forced migrants who live in the so-called "hostel for persons in need of improvement of their housing conditions" (this is the way they now call, after an enforced decision of Chechnya's leadership, former Refugees' Temporary Accommodation Centres (TAC), located in the Republic), situated in the Staropromyslovskiy District of the city of Grozny, can remain homeless within the next few days.

Today, Sukhumi hosts celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the Independence Day. After laying wreaths and flowers to the Glory Memorial in the Freedom Square, a military parade was held.

Eneco Landaburu, head of the General Directorate of the European Commission for Foreign Contacts, has agreed that the conflict in South Ossetia was initiated by Georgia. This was stated today by Nikolai Kobrinets, Russia's permanent representative at the European Union.