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Kazakhstan, USA signed protocol to Memorandum of cooperation in field of drug control

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Baurzhan Mukhamedjanov and the US Ambassador to Kazakhstan John Ordway signed the fourth additional protocol to the Memorandum of mutual understanding between the governments of two countries in the field of drug control and maintenance of law and order.

Astana. October 2. Kazakhstan Today - The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Baurzhan Mukhamedjanov and the US Ambassador to Kazakhstan John Ordway signed the fourth additional protocol to the Memorandum of mutual understanding between the governments of two countries in the field of drug control and maintenance of law and order. The Committee against drugs and control over drug trafficking of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan informed the agency.

"According to the conditions of the fourth additional protocol, the American government assists the state bodies of the Republic on counteraction to illegal circulation of drugs, human trafficking, legalization of illegal incomes, and assistance to increase efficiency of activity of judicial bodies," the committee noted.

According to the Committee on struggle against drugs, the chairman of the committee Maratkali Nukenov held the meeting with the Director of the Agency for control over drugs at the President of Tajikistan in Astana.

During the meeting the urgent questions, concerning drug situation in the countries and accepted by the governments and law enforcement bodies of two countries of the measures in the field of drug trafficking control have been considered." Special attention was given to the questions of activization of exchange of operative and other information connected with illegal circulation of drugs, carrying out of joint operative actions and preparation of the draft agreement between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan and the Agency for drug control at the President of Tajikistan on cooperation in struggle against illegal circulation of narcotics and psychotropic substances," the committee added.

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