The constitutional court of Ingushetia has demanded a referendum on the border Treaty with Chechnya

The agreement on the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya has the ability to be approved only after a regional referendum, told the constitutional court of Ingushetia.

on Thursday, the parliaments of the 2 regions approved the agreement on the border. In this case the constitutional court of Ingushetia considered the bill " on approval of Treaty to establish the border between the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic ".

It is emphasized that this draft law cannot be considered the people's Assembly of Ingushetia. Under the 111-th article of the Constitution of the Republic, the issues of changing the borders between the regions are solved in Accordance with the state legislative acts and legislative acts of the Republic taking into account the views of the residents of the area." the referendum undoubtedly bring issues about change of status, name of the country, its division or merger with other subjects of the Russian Federation, changes in its territory or borders, in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation"

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