Turkmenistan, UN mull fight against drug offenses
By Trend
A meeting between Turkmen officials and representatives of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was held at the Turkmen State Migration Service, Trend reports referring to the State Migration Service on Feb. 26.
"Turkmenistan is an active participant in the UN international conventions on combating illicit trafficking in narcotic and psychotropic substances, as well as a number of regional and international projects," the State Migration Service said.
The sides exchanged views on the work within international agreements, as well as partnership prospects.
Turkmenistan in this sphere actively interacts with the UN, being a party to three international conventions on combating illicit narcotic and psychotropic substances, adopted by the UN in 1961, 1971 and 1988.
Turkmenistan has a long border with Afghanistan, the territory of which, according to the UN, is actively used for the cultivation of drugs.
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