RA President And FSDCC Director Of Russia Discuss Issues Of Struggle

[Chakhmakhchian Vatche]

RA PRESIDENT AND FSDCC DIRECTOR OF RUSSIA DISCUSS ISSUES OF STRUGGLE AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUG CIRCULATION

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 30 2006

YEREVAN, March 30. /ARKA/. Issues of toughening control in the
sphere of struggle against illegal drug circulation on territories
of CSTO-member countries were discussed duirng the meeting of the RA
President Robert Kocharyan with the Director of the Federal Service
of Drug Circulation Control (FSDCC) of the RF Viktor Cherkesov on
March 29.

According to the Press Service of the RA President, Kocharyan and
Cherkesov discussed issues of taking complex measures in this sphere.

During the meeting they emphasized that cooperation within the bounds
of the Coordinating Council of heads of responsible authorities of
the CSTO-member countries against illegal drug circulation will enable
to secure much more effectiveness than when struggle separately.

Session of the CSTO member- countries' plenipotentiary authorities
struggling against illegal drug circulation was held in Yerevan on
March 29.

At the moment the Coordinating Council of this structure is headed
by the Director of the FSDCC of Russia Viktor Cherkesov. Armenia,
Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Tajikistan and Russia are
CSTO-member countries.