МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ИНДИИ О СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ В БОРЬБЕ С НЕЗАКОННЫМ ОБОРОТОМ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ И ИХ ПРЕКУРСОРОВ. Соглашение. Правительство РФ. 12.11.07

AGREEMENT
           BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
      AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION
       TO COMBAT ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPIC
                   SUBSTANCES AND THEIR PRECURSORS

                         (Moscow, 12.XI.2007)

     The  Government  of  the Russian Federation and the Government of
the Republic of India, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties",
     Aware that illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances   (hereinafter   referred  to  as  "narcotics")  and  their
precursors,  as  well  as  abuse  of  narcotics  undermine  political,
economic,  social  and  cultural  spheres  of both States and posess a
serious threat to the health and well-being of their people,
     Guided  by  the  objectives  of the Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs  of  1961,  as  amended  by  the  1972  Protocol  to  the Single
Convention  on  Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic
Substances  of  1971 and the United Nations Convention against Illicit
Traffic  in  Narcotic  Drugs  and  Psychotropic Substances of 1988 and
taking  into  account  relevant  resolutions  adopted  by  the  United
Nations,  including  the  XVII  and  XX Special Sessions of the United
Nations General Assembly of 1990 and 1998,
     Acknowledging   that   the   objective   of  eradicating  illicit
trafficking   in   narcotics   and   their   precursors  is  a  common
responsibility of all States of the world and requires coordination of
actions   within   the   framework   of   multilateral  and  bilateral
cooperation,
     Determined   to   develop  mutual  cooperation  with  a  view  to
effectively  resolving  the  issue of illicit trafficking in narcotics
and their precursors,
     Sharing   the   deep   concern   over  the  illicit  cultivation,
production, processing and trafficking in narcotics,
     Recognizing  that  the  medical  use of narcotics continues to be
indispensable  for  the  relief  of  human pain and suffering and that
adequate  measures  must  be  taken  to  ensure  the  availability  of
narcotics for such purposes,
     Emphasizing the need for concerted actions in the legal field and
in  the  sphere  of  cooperation  between  law  enforcement  and other
competent  authorities  taking  into account the constitutional, legal
and  administrative  systems of the States of the Parties and based on
respect for their national sovereignty,
     Recognizing  the  need  for  promotion  of  effective information
exchange  including  in  the  field  of  mutual technical cooperation,
prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration of drug
addicts,
     Aware   of   the   significance  of  the  development  of  mutual
cooperation   with  a  view  to  suppressing  illicit  trafficking  in
narcotics  and  their  precursors through interaction, coordinated and
concerted  action  and  implementation  of  special programmes in that
sphere in accordance with the legislation of their States,
     Have agreed as follows: