The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin and Secretary General of United Nations ban Ki-moon during a telephone conversation, discussed the situation in Afghanistan and stressed the need for joint action to counter the threat of drug trafficking, said the press service of the Kremlin on Tuesday.

" Were Also touched upon the recent development of the situation in Afghanistan, as well as among them, with an emphasis on joint combat the drug menace, " said the report.

according to the information FDCS, each year in Afghanistan is about 150 billion single doses of heroin, and about 30 billion doses of hashish. The area where drugs are grown in Afghanistan in 2013 was a record 209 thousand hectares.

Also the Russian President and the UN Secretary-General discussed the situation in the East of Ukraine and in the Syrian Arab Republic.

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