United States provides $800,000 for training of Tajik law enforcement officers
13:13, march 13, 2006Author: Amrita Kirgizova
DUSHANBE
, March 13, Asia-Plus - On Friday, March 10, U.S. Ambassador Richard Hoagland and Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov signed an agreement to increase cooperation on border security.
Over the past year, narcotics control, border security, and law enforcement training have become areas of extensive and successful cooperation between
Tajikistan
and the
United States
.
According to information from the U.S. Embassy in
Dushanbe
, the two governments signed an amendment to the
January 27, 2003
, Letter of Agreement and pledged to continue cooperation with an additional $800,000 for the training of Tajik law enforcement ministries and agencies.
The Embassy’s Senior Law Enforcement Advisor from the U.S. Department of Justice works closely with the Tajik Border Forces, the Ministry of Interior, and the Drug Control Agency on a variety of advanced and specialized law enforcement training programs. In addition, the
United States
has also provided necessary equipment, including medical kits, uniforms, vehicles, and ready-to-eat meals to frontier posts and border crossing points.
The
United States
will continue to assist
Tajikistan
to maintain its sovereign borders, and will cooperate closely with other governments to help ensure border control and security for the region.
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