From February 5 to 9, CARICC participated in the annual international anti-drug conference ADEC-23 organized by the National Police Agency of Japan. The Centre delegation led by Director G.Pustovitov held bilateral meetings with the General Commissioner of the NPA of Japan, Mr. Shunichi Kuryu, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to Central Asia Mr. Toshihiro Aiki on CARICC activities as a donor party.
During ADEC-23, the CARICC delegation took part in discussions of reports from various countries and international organizations, the nature of which largely reflected the operational component of the fight against transnational drug trafficking. Special attention was paid to the growing problem of spread of new psychoactive substances throughout the world, including Japan.
During meetings, negotiations were held on prospects for cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking in terms of conducting joint anti-drug operations with national coordinating bodies of CARICC member states, as well as in the framework of various initiatives, including regional and international. The Japanese side, represented by the Secretary General of the National Police Agency, noted the high level of organization of cooperation between the CARICC member states. In turn, Director of the Center G.Pustovitov expressed gratitude on behalf of the State Parties of CARICC to the Government of Japan for significant contribution to supporting activities of the Centre both in financial, organizational and methodological plans.

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