AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Feb 10 2005

OCCUPIED AZERBAIJAN TERRITORIES USED FOR NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING
[February 10, 2005, 10:51:27]

The delegation of International Assistance Department of the Ministry
of Customs and excises of the Great Britain has arrived with visit to
Azerbaijan with a view of studying opportunities of rendering of the
technical aid in the field of customs and excise of Azerbaijan.

At the meeting of delegation taken place on February 9 with the first
vice-president of the State Customs Committee, the general-lieutenant
of customs service Aydin Aliyev, was presented information on the way
of development passed by the Azerbaijan customs service. It has been
marked that among the western countries the Azerbaijan Customs
Committee has signed the first document with the Great Britain.

Having noted that the Regional Educational Center of the World
Customs Organization locating in Baku and the Center of Cynology
function today on the basis of the principles of work fully complying
the world standards, Aydyn Aliyev spoke of the effective work
directed on combat against illegal circulation of drugs. He has
declared, that through occupied by the armed forces of Armenia the
uncontrollable Azerbaijan territories, which have stayed now away
from the international monitoring, drugs are taken across to Europe,
that the said territories are used for drag trafficking.

Highly having estimated the done work, the visitors – Andrew Argil,
Nagara Harginder and Ms. Kelly Veryard have taken interest also in
what the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan requires in the field
of the technical aid.

Speaking about the technical assistance received within the framework
of cooperation with authoritative international structures, Aydyn
Aliyev has noted that the boats given to Azerbaijan are suitable for
coast guard, besides, there is necessity for special devices and
equipment for more exact and operative detection of drugs.

Then, the British customs officers have familiarized with the
Regional Educational Center of WTO in Baku and the Center of
Cynology.