Law Enforcement Roundtable in Ashgabat

The Government of Turkmenistan conducted the second session of the Law Enforcement Roundtable on 16 December 2010. The event was organized in line with Turkmenistan "National Drug Action Programme for 2006-2010" and was supported by the UNODC and EU-UNDP Border Management Programme for Central Asia (BOMCA). The meeting brought together  more than 50 representatives from the Government of Turkmenistan including senior level officials from the State Drug Control Service, the State Drug Control Coordination Commission, the State Border Service, the State Customs Service, the State Migration Service, the Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Healthcare, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office as well as members of international community working in Turkmenistan such as UNDP, UNRCCA, TACIS, Europa House, IOM, OSCE, TIKA and USAID. Chairman of the State Drug Control Service Mr. Aman Garayev emphasized the importance of the event that helped to consolidate drug counter efforts and strengthen sharing information.