DUSHANBE, October 27, 2009, Asia-Plus — Dushanbe is expected to host an international conference formally titled “Germany and Central Asia – Strategy for Strong Partnership in Providing Security” from November 2-3, according to the Drug Control Agency (DCA) press service.
The event organizers include the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), the Ministry of Interior and the Drug Control Agency of Tajikistan and the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany.
The conference will bring together heads of Central Asian law enforcement agencies and special services of Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan to discuss issues related to interaction between special services in combating organized crime, international terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking.
The conference is also dedicated to discuss training of personnel for police of the mentioned countries.
Representatives from police of China, France, Italy, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom as well as specialists from international organizations such as Interpol, Europol, UNDP, UNODC, the European Commission Delegations and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) have bee invited to attend the conference as observers.
