The meeting's main theme was international cooperation in the struggle against illegal drug trafficking.
These questions were discussed during the EU-Russia summit and talks with the leaders of Belgium and Great Britain. Vladimir Putin announced that the forthcoming summit of the Central Asian Cooperation Organisation will also pay significant attention to these questions.
Viktor Cherkesov reported on successful coordination with Central Asian and European states in the struggle against the drug trade.
The Director of the Federal Drugs Control Service talked about plans to implement the federal target programme on ”Comprehensive Measures to Counteract Drug Abuse and Illegal Drug Trafficking for 2005–2009“ that was approved in September. The Federal Service predicts that this programme's implementation will reduce the number of drug users in Russia by one million people.