Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the agreement between Russia and Turkmenistan on security cooperation. The document was published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.
The agreement was signed in Moscow on April 10, 2003, the State Duma ratified it on October 21 this year. The document states that the parties "cooperate to strengthen peace, stability and security in Central Asia and in the world as a whole". Within the framework of this cooperation, the countries undertake to coordinate "their foreign policy activities, contributing to the continuation of the process of general disarmament and strengthening collective security, as well as strengthening the UN peacekeeping role and enhancing the effectiveness of regional mechanisms".
The agreement establishes that the parties cooperate in combating international terrorism, organized crime, economic crimes, crimes against transport security, illicit drug trafficking, laundering of proceeds of crime, illegal migration, smuggling, including illegal export of cultural property. Cooperation within the intelligence services will be enhanced, including through more effective information exchange.
The parties to the agreement also cooperate in the field of environmental security and environmental protection. Regular consultations will be held on issues of mutual interest.
The agreement stipulates that "the parties shall not allow the use of their territory to the detriment of the security of the other party". At the same time, the agreement is not directed against third states and does not affect the rights and obligations of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan arising from other international treaties which Moscow and Ashgabat are parties to.
GSV "Russia - Islamic World"
Based on materials from TASS