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: "Afghanistan: EU promises to increase counter-narcotics- Russia To Join NATO Antiterror Ops
December 1 2005 - EU justice and interior inisters, meeting in Brussels today, adopted a statement promising increased aid to Afghanistan and its neighbours to fight drugs production and trafficking.
The European Commission has previously decided to contribute 15 million euros. The size of further contributions is not yet clear. The contributions will be channelled through Afghanistan's Counter Narcotics Trust Fund (CNTF), which is operated by the Afghan government, but is accountable to and scrutinised by the United Nations.
Apart from promising financial contributions, EU member states also committed themselves to provide trainers for police, the judiciary and other relevant sectors. Today's EU statement also welcomes what it says is 'important progress' made by Afghanistan in combating drugs.
December 1 2005 -- The Russian military today said it will join NATO's counterterrorism efforts in the Mediterranean Sea.
Russia's Army chief of staff, General Yury Baluyevsky, told reporters in Moscow that two Russian warships will join NATO's Operation Active Endeavor at the start of next year. Baluyevsky said a direct communication line has been established between the operation's headquarters in Naples, Italy, and the Russian Black Sea port of Sevastopol.
Operation Active Endeavor was launched in 2001 to support U.S.-led military efforts in Afghanistan. As part of the operation, NATO ships are conducting merchant vessel inspections across the Mediterranean. Other non-NATO countries have also offered to contribute to Operation Active Endeavor. Those are Ukraine, Georgia, Croatia, Sweden, Israel, Algeria, and Morocco.
(TASS/NATO website)"
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