27 Nov 2012 14:22

NATO reluctant to accredit Federal Drug Control Service representative

MOSCOW. Nov 27 (Interfax) - Russian Federal Drug Control Service Director Viktor Ivanov has complained about NATO's refusal to accredit a service representative to Brussels.

"We have been trying for three years to accredit an officer of the Federal Drug Control Service at the Russian mission to NATO," he said.

The service's representative could contribute "to the improvement of contacts (in the deterrence of drug trafficking) and raise their efficiency," Ivanov said.

The service has representatives in more than 50 countries, including Afghanistan, to coordinate the anti-drug fight.

Earlier Ivanov criticized the United States and NATO for passiveness in fighting drugs in Afghanistan.