DUSHANBE, May 24, 2016, Asia-Plus -- A joint board meeting of the interior ministries of Tajikistan and Russia took place in Dushanbe on May 23.

Presided over by Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the meeting focused on issues related to collaboration in fighting extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking, as well as training of personnel for Tajik police, according to the Tajik Interior Ministry’s website.

Yesterday’s joint board meeting, which is the 18th of a series of the joint board meetings of Tajik and Russian interior ministries, also discussed bilateral cooperation in investigating grave crimes and preventing activities of organized crime groups.

Besides, the meeting participants discussed prospects of cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries in 2017, the Tajik Interior Ministry’s website said.

Today, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev is expected to visit Tajikistan’s counter narcotics agency and hold talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.