Important to focus global community efforts on eliminating heroin, cocaine production centers - Putin
NOVO-OGARYOVO. June 17 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the global community to focus its efforts on eliminating heroin and cocaine production centers.
"It is important to focus the efforts of the global community on eliminating global heroin and cocaine production centers," Putin said at the State Council presidium meeting on Wednesday.
"We need to use all authoritative international platforms, primarily the UN, SCO, BRICS, and CSTO. A consolidated position needs to be developed during the preparations for the special session of the UN General Assembly on narcotics, which will take place in spring 2016," Putin said.
The president reiterated that conditions should be created for the socio-economic development of the countries "whose citizens have to engage in criminal activities because of poverty" in the course of the fight against drug trafficking.
Putin also called for additional measures to be taken to prevent drug trafficking via the Internet.
The president reiterated the importance of close cooperation, constant exchange of experience and information between the Russian authorities fighting drug trafficking and the relevant agencies of foreign countries and international structures.
