Pakistan and Russia signed pacts for cooperation, against illegal immigration and drug trafficking

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, put their signatures on agreements meant to boost joint efforts to prevent irregular migration and tackle drug trafficking, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

Naqvi is at the moment attending a special meeting of the Ministers of Interior and Public Security of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.


As per the ministry, the documents signed by Naqvi and Kolokoltsev were designed to strengthen collaboration to curb illegal immigration and also help with the repatriation of citizens. The two sides also signed an agreement that should deepen coordination in narcotics control, and in particular in stopping the movement of illegal drugs. Meanwhile, Naqvi also met separately with his counterparts from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. The ministry said that during his meeting with Tajikistan’s Interior Minister Rahimzoda Ramazon Hamro, the talks centred on terrorist camps inside Afghanistan. “Both ministers agreed that terrorist camps and narcotics production in Afghanistan pose serious security concerns for the region,” the ministry said , adding that they noted 25 terrorist organisations were currently active in Afghanistan. During the meeting with Uzbekistan’s Interior Minister Aziz Tashpulato, the discussions were about cooperation between law enforcement agencies and joint training initiatives. It was decided that a working group will be formed to enhance cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries, the ministry said. Separately, Naqvi and Kyrgyzstan Interior Minister Ulan Niyazbekov agreed to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

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