RF, Kyrgyzstan to cooperate in sphere of drug control

MOSCOW, September 27 (Itar-Tass) - Director of the federal drug
control service (FSKN) Viktor Ivanov and Deputy Chairman of the State
National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan Duishon Chotkorayev have signed
an agreement on cooperation between the two agencies.
"Our cooperation has lasted for years. There have been some successful
operations, but now we have a new legal platform, which is capable of
making our anti-drug cooperation more effective," Ivanov said. "The
amount of seized drugs in Kyrgyzstan has increased 23-fold over the past
two years."
Chotkorayev supported his counterpart to say the agreement will allow
the two sides to intensify cooperation. The details were discussed behind
closed doors.
As reporters were told, the agreement will pay special attention to
Russia's financial, material and logistics assistance to the Kyrgyz state
service for drug control.