President of Chechnya Alu Alkhanov has assigned Minister of press/information of Chechnya Ibrahamov to lead discussions regarding the changing of the name of the country. The president has stated that the word “Chechnya” has a negative connotation and the international community looks at Chechnya negatively. Besides that, there is no legal grounds for calling the republic Chechnya.
The people of Chechnya have never called the country they live in “Chechnya”. The president suggests calling the country “Nokhchiyn Republic” based on the desire of the people.