To the International Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Full-Scale Invasion of Russia Into the Territory of the Independent State of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Dear Chechens, we remember! On 11 December 1994, the Russian Empire officially declared war on the Chechen state.

Today, we remember the tragic date — the invasion of Russian troops into the territory of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, whose people declared independence from the Russian Empire. But Moscow chose for itself the historically traditional bloody method of destruction to suppress the legitimate expression of the will of the Chechen people.
The date of 11 December 1994, is inscribed in the history of the Russian Empire as a war that became a generator of mass casualties, colossal destruction, concentration camps, the spilled blood of innocent people, the perpetrator of genocide against the Chechen people and terrible consequences for the surrounding world.
But the Chechen people were not broken. To this day, the goal of returning their sovereignty, acquired in 1991, and territories, is alive as never before. Russia’s invasion of the sovereign Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Georgia and Ukraine has opened a new page in the struggle of the Chechen, Georgian and Ukrainian nations to restore their honour and pride. We sincerely wish our brotherly Chechen people success in this sacred and noble cause.

Free Vainakhs, we will see with you a free Ichkeria, we will see with you a free Tatarstan, Nogaistan, we will see with you Crimea as part of Ukraine.

With respect!
Rafis Kashapov – Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in Exile;
Aida Abdrakhmanova – Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in Exile for National and Religious Issues;
Rizvan Kubakayev – Nogai public and political figure, publicist;
Nafis Kashapov – representative of the public movement “Free Idel-Ural” in Poland;
Vyacheslav Sivchik – leader of the solidarity movement “Razam”;
Zufar Zainullin – Ambassador of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in Exile to the Republic of Latvia
Edige Bekmurzaev – Chairman of the Public Organization “Free Nogai El”.