CARICC delegation headed by Director A. Yazlyyev took part in the Programme Steering Committee meeting of the UNODC Programme for Central Asia in Bishkek on 20 November 2023.

The annual meeting also brought together delegations from competent authorities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and representatives of UNODC and donor countries of international counter-narcotics projects.

During the meeting parties discussed further cooperation under the UNODC Programme for Central Asia in the field of countering the Afghan drug threat, illicit trafficking of synthetic drugs using information technologies.

Given the evolving drug situation in the region, Mr. Yazlyyev mentioned the importance of increasing the effectiveness of multilateral cooperation, including through the CARICC platform established under the auspices of the United Nations.