The meeting of the Director of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, Major General of Militia Miralizoda R.A. and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General of Police Turgumbayev E.Z., was held on October 1, 2021 in Almaty.

Over the course of the meeting the issues of practical cooperation in the combating of illicit drug trafficking, information exchange, international joint operations, and other issues of CARICC activities were discussed.

Mr. Miralizoda R.A. expressed gratitude to the Kazakhstan for the support provided to performing the Centre activities, including funding, and also expressed hope for further facilitation in addressing issues of the Organization's activities development.

Mr. Turgumbayev E.Z., Minister of Internal Affairs in his statement noted that “Kazakhstan attaches the utmost importance to the CARICC activities. Today the Centre is a unique project, which not only allowed to achieve certain results, but also has great prospects in the expansion of international cooperation in countering drug trafficking. We firmly convinced of the effectiveness of CARICC as a regional anti-drug structure. In this regard, Kazakhstan has assumed the obligations of the host country and makes voluntary contributions to the CARICC budget”.

As a result of the meeting, an agreement on further expansion of balanced and deliberate international cooperation in combating drug trafficking was reached.

The meeting took place in the manner of a friendly and meaningful conversation.