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Uzbekistan
29/11/2009
Senior officials from counternarcotics agencies of SCO member states meet in Beijing
Senior officials from counternarcotics agencies of SCO member states meet in Beijing
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
On 24-26 November 2009, the SCO Secretariat hosted a meeting of senior officials from the counternarcotics agencies of the SCO member states chaired by the Uzbek side.
The meeting became a fresh step towards creation of an SCO mechanism of practical cooperation in the field of fighting against drug trafficking in compliance with the relevant decision of the SCO Heads of State Council.
The parties focused on fulfillment of the decisions of the Meeting of Heads of Counternarcotics Agencies of the SCO Member States held in Moscow in May 2009.
The parties discussed the state and prospects for counternarcotics cooperation of the SCO member states, and unanimously noted that at present the SCO possessed a great potential for enhancing the effectiveness of interaction in this field. Work on the draft Counternarcotics Strategy of the SCO Member States for 2010-2015 was continued.
The parties debated organisational issues concerning the launch of SCO expert working groups responsible for improvement of the legal base for counternarcotics cooperation, law enforcement activity and fight against drug-related crime, precursor control and drug demand reduction.
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