DUSHANBE, July 7, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday July 6, Director of Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA), Rustam Nazarov, yesterday held a number of meeting with representatives from donor countries in Vienna, Austria, according to the DCA press service.

The sides discussed issues related to further financing of activity of the Tajik counternarcotics agency and other projects aimed at reducing drug abuse in Tajikistan.

Besides, Tajik drug control chief will also attend the OSCE conference on combating the threat of illicit drugs and strengthening control of precursor chemicals that will take place in Vienna on July 8-9.

This conference aims at enhancing the OSCE role and its assistance to participating States in combating illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances as one of the most profitable and dangerous forms of trans-national organized crime, promoting law-enforcement and cross-border contacts, as well as examining the possibilities of fostering international and regional counternarcotics cooperation.

It is expected to get together senior level national drug fighting experts from participating States, Partners for cooperation and representatives of international and regional organizations.

Within the framework of the Conference participants will consider different aspects of the drugs problem, including the spread of heroin and cannabis products from Afghanistan, production of synthetic drugs in some European countries and their export, diversion of chemical precursors into illicit channels as well as the flow of Latin-American cocaine to the OSCE countries.

The ultimate purpose of the Conference is to raise awareness of the drug trafficking threat among participating States, to assist the law enforcement practitioners and decision makers in enhancing the fight against drugs, to facilitate trans-national cooperation and the timely sharing of information as well as to strengthen the relationship, cooperation and coordination between OSCE and other international and regional key players in drug fighting.