MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the struggle against terrorism is still a pressing issue for Russia.
He told the Russian Security Council on Tuesday that the struggle against terrorism "has not lost its meaning and has two aspects for Russia - internal and external."
He said the internal factor implies "the current developments in the North Caucasus, primarily in Chechnya."
"And the international aspect vividly implies the situation in Afghanistan and in the Central Asian countries bordering on that country, which is important for us, given the current priorities in Russia's foreign policy," the Russian president said.