MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - Russia will broaden support to anti-drug programs in Central Asian countries, among them Afghanistan, Federal Drug Control Service Viktor Ivanov told reporters on Monday.
"Donors will enlarge subsidies to the UN anti-drug programs. Russia's assistance has grown manifold, to $7 million in a one-time donation and $2 million to be assigned annually," he said.
In addition, Russia will help fight the drug threat in Kyrgyzstan. "The government will provide technical and financial assistance to anti-drug programs in Kyrgyzstan. There is a mechanism of the anti-drug regional quartet of Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan," he said.
The Caspian Five (Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran) will be fighting drugs as well.
The Russia-U.S. Presidential Commission is carrying out joint anti-drug operations in Afghanistan. Russia maintains relations with Afghan agencies in the training and arming of Afghan drug law enforcers.