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Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

On October 14, at the Canine Center of the State Border Guard College of Latvia, the closing ceremony took place of the training course for specialists in the field of cynology (training for instructors) for five countries in Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. This training course was organized under Component 2 of BOMCA  10 “Improvement of detection capacities”.

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Kazakhstan

From October 11 to 14, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia BOMCA 10, in partnership with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a national training of trainers (ToT) on document security (basic level).

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Tajikistan

From 11 to 13 October, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, BOMCA 10, organised a short-term traineeship in Latvia for representatives of the Customs Institute of the State Customs Committee of Tajikistan.  

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Tajikistan

From 11 to 13 October, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia BOMCA 10 organised a technical assistance mission on inter-agency cooperation between Customs and Phytosanitary, and Veterinary Services involved in border control at border check points. The assistance is targeted at the representatives of the Customs Service and Food Security Committee respectively under the Government of Tajikistan (responsible for veterinary and phytosanitary control at the state border).

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: Uzbekistan

From October 11 to 13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop in Tashkent for representatives of the border guard and law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with INTERPOL.

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Turkmenistan

From October 12 to13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop on profiling basics for border control units, customs officers, aviation safety officers, and staff of the Ministry of National Security of Turkmenistan.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Kyrgyzstan

From October 11 to 13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop in Bishkek for the personnel of border agencies and training institutions responsible for the development of methodology/teaching tools in such areas as e-learning, distance learning etc.

Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
Country: Turkmenistan

From October 10 to11, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop on the development of a mobile application for the State customs service of Turkmenistan.

Thematic Component: General
Country: Tajikistan

From October 6-7, the latest round of National Steering Group meetings was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was aimed at reviewing the Programme’s progress for the year and to define plans for the upcoming period. For this purpose, the BOMCA 10 leadership, representatives of the European Union and implementing partners met with the key partners, such as state agencies and international organisations.

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