ith the international obligations under the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988,
Bearing in mind the Political Declaration, the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction, other decisions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its twentieth special session in 1998 and other regional and interregional instruments in this area,
Guided by the generally recognized principles and rules of international Law,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Under this Agreement the Parties will cooperate in combating illicit traffic in and abuse of narcotic drugs in compliance with the legislation their States and with the international treaties to which they are States Parties.
Article 2
Cooperation under this Agreement shall be implemented by means of direct contacts and arrangements between the competent authorities of the Parties specified in this Agreement, for the purpose of which appropriate communication channels should be established.
The competent authorities of the Russian Federation shall be:
- Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Narcotics Traffic Control,
- Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation,
- Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation,
- Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation,
- Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation,
- Federal Customs Service,
- Federal Financial Monitoring Service.
The competent authorities of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka shall be:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka;
- Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka;
- The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board of Sri Lanka.
Each Party may, if necessary, engage representatives from other agencies for their assistance in addressing special issues.
The Parties shall immediately notify each other through diplomatic channels of any changes made to the list of competent authorities.
Article 3
The Parties will strive to coordinate their policies and agreed positions at the international forums on the suppression of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and their precursors and abuse of narcotic drugs.
Article 4
The competent authorities of the Parties, in compliance with their national legislation, will exchange information, which is of interest for both Parties, including the following:
1) models and methods used to identify sources of supply of narcotic drugs and their precursors into illicit traffic and methods used to suppress their distribution;
2) origin of narcotic drugs and their precursors seized in the territory of the State of the other Party and chemical and physical characteristics thereof;
3) methods used to identify consumers of narcotic drugs;
4) facts and events related to the unlawful movement of or intent to unlawfully move narcotic drugs from or to the territory of the State of either Party;
5) techniques used to conceal narcotic drugs during their transportation and methods used to discover them;
6) identified manufacturers and transporters of narcotic drugs, persons, organizations and institutions suspected of being involved in illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, as well as information on their links in the territory of the state of the other Party;
7) structure, composition, areas of activity, management and links of transnational criminal groups which are involved in illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and their precursors;
8) initiated criminal cases
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