URGENT: ABC's accreditation will not be prolonged in Russia - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) -ABC TV's accreditation in Russia will not be prolonged after it expires, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The move followed the American company's broadcasting of an interview with Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev on July 28. The Foreign Ministry's information and press department also said any contacts between the company and Russian state departments and organizations were undesirable.