Eldar Mahmudov met with deputy executive director of UNO Office on Drugs and Crime

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.