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UPDATED: 10:35, February 24, 2007 Russia, Afghanistan discuss terrorism, narcotics, trade Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Afghan counterpart Rangin Dadfar Spanta issued a joint statement on Friday, after discussed issues related to terrorism, narcotics and trade. "Russia highly desires for an Afghanistan without menace of terrorism and a country with a sustainable security and development," the statement said. Russia was concerned about the production and traffic of narcotics in Afghanistan, and was ready to assist Afghanistan to combate against narcotics, it added. Afghanistan produced a record 6,100 tons of opium in 2006, which accounted for 92 percent of the world's supply. A great amount of narcotics was trafficked to Russia as the terminal. According to the statement, the Afghan government welcomed Russian traders and companies to join the reconstruction projects in the country, and the Russian side showed great interest in it. Lavrov carried out his one-day visit here Friday, during which he met Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Foreign Minister Spanta. It was the first time that a Russian foreign minister visited Afghanistan since February, 2002. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
