Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 17 / Trend , M.Aliyev /
NATO will hold a regional workshop in Azerbaijan on combating drug smuggling through the border crossings, Azerbaijani State Border Service Head Elchin Guliyev said at an event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of restoration of Azerbaijan's independence.
"NATO appealed to Azerbaijan with a proposal to hold in Baku the regional workshop on combating drug trafficking through border checkpoints," Guliyev said.
He said the workshop with the participation of border guards of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is scheduled for November.
Guliyev said the Azerbaijani State Border Service' experience is studied at the international level upon NATO's initiative.