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Conference of heads of European customs services to be held in Baku

28 January 2006 [11:40] - TODAY.AZ
The conference of the heads of the European customs services of the World Customs Organization (WCO) will be held in Baku from 2 to 3 February.

Attending the event will be the heads of the customs services from 37 countries and 6 international organizations, Trend reports referring to the press release spread by the Azerbaijani Customs Committee.

On the first day of the conference the participants of the event will lay a wreath at the monument of national leader Heydar Aliyev and pay a tribute to the Alley of Martyrs. Then the conference will start.

The second day of the conference will focus on the discussions of the results of the 2nd Global congress in the struggle with forgery and piracy, the role of WTO in the struggle with forgery and piracy, the activities of the Southeastern European Cooperation Initiative (SECI) in the struggle with organized crime on crossing of border.

During the conference the delegation will get familiar with the WTO Regional Learning Center in Baku and the State Customs Committee (SCC) Cynology Center, visit the exhibition, dedicated to the role of the world customs system in the struggle with spreading of drug addiction and drugs, as well as go sight-seeing of the capital.

During the conference the delegations will hold bilateral meetings.

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