AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN ON COOPERATION IN COMBATING ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR PRECURSORS

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, hereinafter referred to as the "Parties",

Concerned by increasing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (hereinafter "narcotic drugs") and their precursors,

Aware that illicit traffic in narcotic drugs poses a serious threat to the health and welfare of the peoples of the two States,

Recognizing that suppression of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs as one of the most dangerous forms of international criminal activity demands urgent and priority attention,

Reaffirming their commitments under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the United Nations 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,