Russia's top security official meets with counterparts from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Niger

ST. PETERSBURG. April 25 (Interfax) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has held separate meetings with representatives from Burkina Faso, Ghana, the Republic of Guinea, Mali, Namibia, and Niger on the sidelines of an international security conference.

"They discussed bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism and crime and maintaining states' sovereignty," the Russian Security Council's press service said.