Security of a Healthy Society (Drug Control Agency) in the following OSCE-organized policerelated events: - OSCE-UNODC Conference “Enhancing Implementation of Universal Anti-Terrorism Instruments on Terrorist Use of Explosive Substances”, Vienna, 10-11 May; Annual Police Experts Meeting “Fighting the Threat of Cybercrime”, Vienna, 20-21 September; and Annual Drug Conference “Prevention of Illicit Drug Supply to Youth”, Vienna, 18-19 October. ****** 4.11 The OSCE Centre in Astana Background The Centre in Astana was established as the Centre in Almaty in 1998 before it was renamed in 2007. It promotes the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments, facilitates contacts and exchanges of information, and provides assistance to the Government of Kazakhstan. In 2012, the Centre enjoyed a considerably more active co-operation with the MoIA of Kazakhstan and other law enforcement agencies, and continued to familiarize the Host country’s law enforcement agencies with best practices in democratic policing. The TNTD/SPMU and the Centre’s staff held a number of important meetings with MoIA representatives in the course of the year in order to develop a comprehensive plan of cooperation for 2013 and beyond. As a result of these meetings the parties agreed to cooperate on a number of issues and to bring together OSCE and MoIA experts to develop a joint action plan on police-related activities in the fields of VERLT, combating drug trafficking, public assembly management, and the fight against the criminal use of cyberspace. The MoIA and other law enforcement agencies were also engaged in international and regional activities organized by the OSCE Chairmanship and the TNTD/SPMU. Participation in these events provided Kazakhstan’s representatives with valuable information and contacts both regionally and throughout the OSCE area. The education of police officers continued to be in the focus of the Centre’s activities in 2012. The Centre, together with the TNTD/SPMU, facilitated the visit of international police experts to Astana to hold consultations with the MoIA as a follow-up to the TNTD/SPMU’s Senior Police Adviser’s visit in June. The parties discussed a comprehensive co-operation plan and identified priorities for 2013, which included public assembly management, and countering illicit drug trafficking. Police Development The Centre facilitated the preparation of a multi-stage project on Policing in Multi-ethnic Kazakhstan and organized its launch at a high-level meeting in Astana. During the event a quadripartite MoU between the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, the MoIA, the OSCE HCNM, and the OSCE Centre in Astana was signed. The MoU established the framework for the implementation of the project. 125