TSAKHKADZOR. – The CIS heads of security agencies will discuss the fight against illicit drugs trafficking from Afghanistan, Russian security chief Alexander Bortnikov said.

Bortnikov, director of Russia’s Federal Security Service, presented the agenda of the council of heads of the security agencies and secret services of the CIS member states being held in Armenia.

A number of important measures on multilateral cooperation, including joint anti-terrorist exercises have been taken since the last meeting in Bishkek, he noted, adding that regular meetings in a multilateral format give an opportunity to discuss challenges and threats to find solutions and to reach important agreements.

“I am confident that today will be another step to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation,” he emphasized.

The meeting will focus on cooperation in the sphere of detecting channels of illegal transportation of opiates originating in Afghanistan that are passing through the territory of the CIS. In addition, it is planned to develop additional measures to combat money laundering and legalization of criminally obtained money.