Some of the enlargement countries have signed the "Baku declaration", uniting their efforts against drug trafficking.
Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, and Turkey were among the countries that took part in the recent international conference in Baku last 23 January 2004. The conference focused on illicit drug trafficking along the Silk Route and it was organised by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).
Customs administrations and international and regional organizations reviewed actions taken and results achieved to combat the trade, and set out a series of projects planned for prevention, control and repression of illicit drug trafficking in Central Asia.
Key objectives identified included greater effectiveness at border posts (with the introduction of risk management and risk assessment techniques), more intensive training for customs officers (including awareness-raising on corruption), and better exchange of information and documents.
The Baku declaration committed the conference participants to work together to step up the fight against drug trafficking, particularly in countries neighbouring Afghanistan, countries situated at the European Union’s external borders, and countries with borders that are particularly vulnerable to imports of illicit drugs - such as Russia.
