Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the 59th UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September, laying out Moscow\'s vision for how best to conduct the war against international terrorism. Lavrov stressed the need for international unity in the face of terrorism. He also called for the \"development and perfection\" of international law in order to combat terrorism. Lavrov also called on all countries to \"end the practice of extending political asylum to terrorists and their accomplices and sponsors.\" He said the international community must do more to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. He added that the flow of narcotics from Afghanistan must be stopped, as it is a major source of terrorist funding. Finally, Lavrov said the war against terrorism must be based on the structures of the UN and called for a new Security Council resolution to bolster the UN\'s Counterterrorism Committee. \"The international community is passing through a complex period of the formation of a new system of international relations,\" Lavrov says. \"It is already clear that this will be a long process with an uncertain and unpredictable future.\" (Interfax)