The aim of the workshop was to bring together regional drug fighting experts in order to co-ordinate anti-drug activities and identify the key drug and chemical precursors issues, where OSCE could play an effective role in supporting efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking, as well as to study the possibilities of fostering international and regional counter narcotics cooperation.
The main purpose of the conference was to share best practices and experience and contribute to developing and improving of systems on the national level
The Conference focused on elaborating a common strategic platform for effective regional response to serious crime and illicit trafficking, integrity and criminal justice systems, drug prevention and treatment, HIV treatment and care.
This report, produced by the SPMU, contains a summary of the sessions, as well as the final agenda and list of participants of the Regional workshop that took place on 14-15 July 2009 in Almaty, Kazakhstan