News (Media Awareness Project) - Central Asia: EU To Allocate Funds To Combat Drug Smuggling In |
| Title: | Central Asia: EU To Allocate Funds To Combat Drug Smuggling In |
| Published On: | 2001-04-13 |
| Source: | Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 18:22:02 |
EU TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO COMBAT DRUG SMUGGLING IN CENTRAL ASIA
ALMATY. -- The EU plans to allocate 3 million euros ($2.66 million) to fund
a two-year program to prevent the transport of drugs to Western Europe via
Central Asia, a European Commission member told journalists in Almaty on 11
April, according to Interfax. The program calls for closer cooperation
between the interior ministries of the five Central Asian states and
intensified controls in the cities of Almaty, Ashgabat, Bishkek, and
Tashkent, along with the seaports of Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Atyrau.
ALMATY. -- The EU plans to allocate 3 million euros ($2.66 million) to fund
a two-year program to prevent the transport of drugs to Western Europe via
Central Asia, a European Commission member told journalists in Almaty on 11
April, according to Interfax. The program calls for closer cooperation
between the interior ministries of the five Central Asian states and
intensified controls in the cities of Almaty, Ashgabat, Bishkek, and
Tashkent, along with the seaports of Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Atyrau.
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