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Sept 15 2005
Eldar Mahmudov met with deputy executive director of UNO Office on
Drugs and Crime
14 September 2005 [10:44] - Today.Az
Minister for National Security, lieutenant-General Eldar Mahmudov
today met with deputy executive director of UNO Office on Drugs and
Crime Ms. Sumru Noyan.
APA was informed from the center of public affairs of the National
Security Ministry (MNS). E.Mahmudov informed the visitor about the
measures taken by the MNS for guaranteeing security of our country,
preserving stability, in the field of fighting against criminality,
its dangerous forms and appearances in detail, he said that,
structural reforms are held in the Ministry successfully.
Stating that as the result of the measures taken by the MNS during 8
months of the current year, more than 100 kg narcotic drugs were
found and this was four times more in comparison with the
corresponding period of last year, the Minister emphasized that the
Ministry possesses acts and evidences on the occupation of one part
of Azerbaijan by the Armed Forces of Armenia and narcotic drugs are
grown in Nagorno Karabakh and there is network of illicit trafficking
of narcotic drugs and these territories turned out to be one of the
main routes of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs.
The Minister also noted that, borderline of our country with Iran
remained out of defense in 132 km part due to the same reason and
stressed the importance of interference on the UNO level.
He said that our republic rapidly develops from the economic view
point, realization of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and Southern
Caucasus Gas pipelines and TRACECA project also made Azerbaijan the
focus of attention of transnational criminals and creates condition
for increasing of illegal migration and noted importance of
cooperation with international organizations and regional states in
the struggle against such cases.
Lady S.Noyan, in her turn, informed that UNO attaches much
significance to the struggle conducted against transnational
criminality in the whole world and positively valued strengthening of
the struggle against drug addiction, illegal turnover of drugs and
realization of measures in this field in Azerbaijan recently.
She noted that holding of the 40th session of the UNO auxiliary
commission on questions concerned with illegal turnover of drugs in
Near and Middle East in Baku is an obvious proof of it and stressed
her assurance that cooperation between UNO and law-enforcement organs
of Azerbaijan will strengthen after this as well. Other questions of
mutual interest were also discussed in the meeting.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/20712.html
Sept 15 2005
Eldar Mahmudov met with deputy executive director of UNO Office on
Drugs and Crime
14 September 2005 [10:44] - Today.Az
Minister for National Security, lieutenant-General Eldar Mahmudov
today met with deputy executive director of UNO Office on Drugs and
Crime Ms. Sumru Noyan.
APA was informed from the center of public affairs of the National
Security Ministry (MNS). E.Mahmudov informed the visitor about the
measures taken by the MNS for guaranteeing security of our country,
preserving stability, in the field of fighting against criminality,
its dangerous forms and appearances in detail, he said that,
structural reforms are held in the Ministry successfully.
Stating that as the result of the measures taken by the MNS during 8
months of the current year, more than 100 kg narcotic drugs were
found and this was four times more in comparison with the
corresponding period of last year, the Minister emphasized that the
Ministry possesses acts and evidences on the occupation of one part
of Azerbaijan by the Armed Forces of Armenia and narcotic drugs are
grown in Nagorno Karabakh and there is network of illicit trafficking
of narcotic drugs and these territories turned out to be one of the
main routes of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs.
The Minister also noted that, borderline of our country with Iran
remained out of defense in 132 km part due to the same reason and
stressed the importance of interference on the UNO level.
He said that our republic rapidly develops from the economic view
point, realization of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and Southern
Caucasus Gas pipelines and TRACECA project also made Azerbaijan the
focus of attention of transnational criminals and creates condition
for increasing of illegal migration and noted importance of
cooperation with international organizations and regional states in
the struggle against such cases.
Lady S.Noyan, in her turn, informed that UNO attaches much
significance to the struggle conducted against transnational
criminality in the whole world and positively valued strengthening of
the struggle against drug addiction, illegal turnover of drugs and
realization of measures in this field in Azerbaijan recently.
She noted that holding of the 40th session of the UNO auxiliary
commission on questions concerned with illegal turnover of drugs in
Near and Middle East in Baku is an obvious proof of it and stressed
her assurance that cooperation between UNO and law-enforcement organs
of Azerbaijan will strengthen after this as well. Other questions of
mutual interest were also discussed in the meeting.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/20712.html