Russian-NATO Council to discuss drugs production in Afghanistan.

BRUSSELS, March 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russia-NATO Council is expected to
have an expanded session at the level of ambassadors to discuss the
problem of drugs production in Afghanistan and Russia's new military
doctrine.
Viktor Ivanov, the director of the Russian Federal Service for Control
over the Circulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
/Rosnarkokontrol/ has arrived in Brussels to attend the meeting.
A diplomat on the Russian mission to NATO told Itar-Tass "Viktor
Ivanov will hold a briefing for our NATO partners where he will specify
Russia's position on the threat posed by Afghan drugs and will speak about
Russia's vision of the prospects for cooperation with the alliance to
neutralize this threat."
No practical decisions are expected, the diplomat said.
Russian ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said earlier Moscow is
interested in NATO's success in Afghanistan.
"We're ready to cooperate actively with the alliance in that area but
our assistance isn't gratuitous and we expect active efforts on NATO's
part in fighting with the production of drugs in Afghanistan," Rogozin
said.
In the second part of the session, which will be held at Russia's
initiative, the Russian side will make public the detail of its new
military doctrine.