And we are not willing to step aside. It is a very important source of income, and also a way of developing high-tech for us. However, some sales provoke serious regional concerns and I would propose that the Russian authorities discuss an agreement of commercial and political nature with the West's side. Certainly, other possibilities can also be considered if they could provide the same results in terms of income and high-tech. It would be interesting to know whether the West has some additional proposals on this issue.
Serious negotiations are impossible without considering the problem of terrorism.
Ferghana Valley, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Chechnya, which in 1992-1994 was the first place to create its own unlawful army, is our first priority in this respect. We would very much welcome information from your intelligence sources on who provided the funds, who provided the arms for those criminal extremist movements. Russia also needs your cooperation in diplomatic and political efforts to stop this. Our strategy will always necessarily be based on the fact that Russia has the longest border with the most unstable and unpredictable states in the world.