DUSHANBE
, April 13, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday April 12, visiting Regional Representative of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for
Central Asia
, James Callahan, met with Director of Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA), Rustam Nazarov.
Their talks focused on state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between
Tajikistan
and the United Nations in fighting drug trafficking, according to information from the DCA.
The DCA source says Mr. Callahan highly appraised achievements of the DCA in combating drug trafficking. He, particular, pointed out successful interaction of the DCA officers and Tajik border troops in strengthening the border control and warding off smuggling of drugs into the country.
Concluding the meeting the two expressed hope for further expansion of cooperation between
Tajikistan
and the UNODC.
