Rector of the Law Enforcement Academy Yergali Merzadinov met with US Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of International Drug Control and Law Enforcement (INL) Yorgan Andrews today at the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Yorgan Andrews oversees INL’s drug trafficking prevention programs, implemented in Europe and Asia in partnership with international partners.
Welcoming the guest, the head of the Academy noted the high level of legal cooperation between the competent authorities of Kazakhstan and the United States in matters of ensuring law and order. Our countries cooperate on all the most important aspects of strengthening international security and countering the challenges and threats of the modern world, he stressed.
The interlocutors exchanged views on priority areas of bilateral cooperation in the framework of the fight against transnational crime. In particular, they noted the importance of combining efforts to combat drug crime, human trafficking, the financing of terrorism, and ensuring border security.
For these purposes, it was proposed to organize a series of training sessions for law enforcement officers of Kazakhstan together with the US Embassy.
The parties expressed their readiness to continue and develop the existing constructive dialogue.
