Putin: Terror threat persists in North Caucasus
NOVO-OGARYOVO. Sept 9 (Interfax) - A terrorist threat persists in the North Caucasus, said President Vladimir Putin.
"Despite evident positive developments, the situation in the North Caucasus has been improving too slowly. The terrorist threat and challenges to security have not been entirely removed," Putin told an expanded meeting of the Russian Security Council.
He said "all law enforcement structures must be mobilized to maintain law, order and public peace."
Putin said new methods should be devised for combating terrorism, extremism and crime, adding that this is necessary for stabilization and for encouraging business and investment activity in the region.
"And, of course, the suppression and neutralization of terror and crime threats are particularly important in connection with the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014," Putin said.
