These issues were considered to be among the most acute problems of the day. A particular matter of deep concern for all has been illicit drug trafficking. In 2008 2009, the President of Tajikistan mentioned the OSCE among organizations with whom Tajikistan would increase co-operation in counter-terrorism issues. The President requested law enforcement and military agencies to be actively involved in preventive activities addressing global threats such as extremism, terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and transnational crimes. Considering the willingness of the country in countering global threats like extremism and terrorism, the OiT proposed a “Counter Radicalization Capacity Building” project, which started in March 2010. The project is mainly directed on strengthening capacity of the country in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism. Since May 2013, following a decree of the PrimeMinister of Tajikistan, the OSCE project has been closely co-operating with the Government, law enforcement agencies, Ministries and civil society representatives in a Working Group established mainly with the aim to draft a national strategy on preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism. Police Reform In order to provide additional support to the efforts of the CTPU UB in implementing the Police Reform Strategy the OiT, in co-ordination with the MIA, has established and launched the Police Reform Phases I (1 January 2012) and II (1 November 2013). The continuous support by the OiT has resulted in improving community policing and co-operation between the MIA and Civil Society on policing issues. In particular the MIA held two “Neighbourhood Watch & Volunteers” conferences in 2013.27 A Police Reform Steering Group in combination with a donor mechanism and the establishment of civil society advisory groups has been introduced. In 2013, secretarial support was provided for all meetings. In 2013, the MiA and the OiT co-chaired two Police Reform Steering Group (PRSG) meetings at a high political level,28 several Police Reform Working Group meetings at the operational level, as well as meetings with Civil Society Advisory Groups to foster the drafting of a Police Reform (Development) Programme for 2013-2020 and an Action Plan for implementation of the Programme. The Programme serves as a fundamental medium-term programmatic document that identifies strategic objectives, goals and basic directions of police (reform) development; promotes a strategic management approach through training for law enforcement mid-level officials; prepares for and guides police reform implementation combining training and operational needs. These documents were reviewed and finalized by experts of all relevant law enforcement and other state agencies.29 By the end of 2013, the final drafts were submitted to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan for review, pending approval. In 2013, the OiT facilitated a needs assessment of the Tajik MIA Academy carried out by representatives from the Croatian Police Academy. The OiT provided capacity building of law enforcement officials through conducting a workshop on “Democratic Policing Principles”, including police ethics; and facilitated the participation of MIA officials at relevant conferences, in order to enhance the skills of the law enforcement strategic management structures to adequately respond to operational needs within police reform. The OiT, jointly 27 28 29 144 Cf. http://police-reform.tj/index.php/en/news/191-national-forum-of-the-neighborhood-watch-and-voluntary-police; http://police-reform.tj/index.php/en/news/173-speech-by-the-representative-of-the-osce-office-in-the-republicanconference-neighborhood-watch. Cf. http://police-reform.tj/index.php/en/news/190-the-sixth-police-reform-steering-group-meeting-was-conducted-indushanbe; http://police-reform.tj/index.php/en/news/176-the-fifth-meeting-of-the-police-reform-steering-group-has-beenconducted. Cf. http://police-reform.tj/index.php/en/news/193-experts-meeting-to-discuss-the-draft-police-reform-program-andaction-plan-for-its-implementation.