10 th Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Precursors held in Tajikistan
11 - 12 September 2017, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The 10th meeting of the Regional Working Group on Precursors (RWGP) was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The event was convened by the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries and hosted by the Government of Tajikistan with the participation of senior law enforcement officials from Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Khaydarzoda Murtazo, Deputy Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. Opening statements were also delivered by Mr. Margus Solnson, Acting Head of the EU Delegation to Tajikistan, and also by Mr. Jeremy Milsom, Senior Programme Coordinator of the Regional Programme.
During the meeting, the participants made presentations on the precursor trafficking situation, in addition to sharing information, analysis, challenges and good practices within the field of precursor control. Furthermore, Operation Substitute, which aims to track the movement of three non-controlled chemicals as well as acetic anhydride, was reviewed and supported by the participants. In addition to the presentations made by the participating countries, some presentations were delivered by officials of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) and UNODC. The member states further discussed their plans for the future and drafted recommendations for action plans in order to set a regional response for precursor control.
This meeting and also Operation Substitute phase II are supported with funding from the European Union.