Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the exclusion of Afghan fighters posing as refugees, world news agencies reported. He said that Russia does not need criminal elements that come from Afghanistan and a repetition of the situation from the 90s of the last century and the beginning of the 21st century, BTA reports.
Putin added that Russia does not want criminal elements from Syria to enter its territory and recalled that the Russian authorities have done everything necessary to prevent Syria from becoming a breeding ground for terrorism.
The Russian president has criticized the idea of some Western countries sending refugees from Afghanistan to neighboring Central Asian countries while their visas to the United States and Europe are being processed.
At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization would discuss the situation in Afghanistan at their summits in September.
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