Lavrov - Russia is taking all possible measures to combat drug and arms trafficking in Afghanistan

According to the Russian foreign minister, Russia believes that the government formed by the Taliban "is a reality that must be accepted" and more countries are getting used to the idea.

Moscow, October 15. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow and its partners in Central Asia are taking every possible measure to counter the threats posed by arms and drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

At a conference on security issues in Central Asia and Afghanistan with the participation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), an independent organization of the Commonwealth of Nations, he noted: "Efforts to smuggle weapons and drugs from Afghanistan to Central Asia and Russia continue. Russia and its partners in the region must respond comprehensively and appropriately to these challenges, and this is what we are doing." (SCO).

Lavrov clarified: "We have to try more and more over time and we are working on it with all Central Asian countries and at the same time we are interacting with our colleagues in Kabul."

According to the senior diplomat, Russia believes that the government formed by the Taliban movement "is a reality that must be accepted" and more countries are getting used to the idea.

The Russian Foreign Minister concluded: "At the political level, we are focusing our efforts on strengthening foreign support for the Kabul authorities and their areas of activity that serve the interests of regional security. Russia fully shares the view that Afghanistan should be an independent, united and peaceful country free from war and drugs."