4.13 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan of Uzbekistan and civil society representatives participated in the visit. The visiting delegation met the most senior veterans of the Israeli intelligence and security establishment working at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, which is one of the leading academic institutes for counter-terrorism in the world. The experts visited the Sarona Market to learn about security concepts and physical protection, the BenGurion Airport to see how aviation security is provided in Israel, had a meeting at the MFA of Israel to learn their perspective on international co-operation regarding counterterrorism, and visited the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and the Jerusalem City Hall to learn about security issues. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors On 22 January, on the eve of the International Day against Drug Abuse, the PCUz organized a national roundtable discussion in Tashkent on an anti-drug campaign in the Central Asian region proposed by the TNTD/SPMU. Over 20 participants from different state and non-state agencies brainstormed and discussed possible activities to strengthen action and co-operation, contributing to the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. The idea of launching an OSCEwide online campaign against drugs is to promote healthy and drug-free lifestyles among youth by organizing joint sporting events in the Central Asian region. From 22 to 27 March, the PCUz supported a study visit to Belarus for four representatives of the National InformationAnalytical Center on Drug Control (NIACD) under the Cabinet of Ministers, the State Customs Committee, theMinistry of Health and the MoI. The event was part of the PCUz project on “Assistance to the Fight against Illicit Drug Circulation and Expansion. Phase 5”. It focused on the experience of Belarusian law enforcement agencies and medical centres in combating the trafficking of drugs, including of psychotropic substances. On 17 and 18 May, a workshop on the use of psychoactive substances was organized in Tashkent by the PCUz for 18 representatives of the Drug Abuse Prevention Centre, including for medical staff and social workers. The workshop aimed at increasing the participants’ knowledge on how to improve statistical reporting. Additional discussions concentrated on the use of new psychoactive substances in Tashkent and cases of consumption of NPS in the Samarkand province. The workshop was implemented within the framework of the PCUz project, “Assistance to the Fight against Illicit Drug Circulation and Expansion”. 142 From 12 to 15 June, the PCUz conducted, together with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, an anti-drug study tour to Italy. The activity was organized in close co-operation with the Italian Embassy to Uzbekistan and the Central Directorate for Anti-Drug Services of the MoI of Italy. The study tour was attended by four Uzbek law enforcement representatives from the SSS, the State Border Security Committee, the MoI, and the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan. The participants learned about successful practices in combating illicit drug circulation. Special focus was given to investigative techniques and co-operation in the fight against drug trafficking carried out by sea, by train and by air. Four anti-drug experts from Turkmenistan also took part in the tour. On 16 and 17 July, in Termez, and on 18 and 19 July, in Samarkand, the PCUz organized two seminars on national regulation and preventive measures in the fight against the illicit trafficking of drugs and chemical precursors for representatives of law enforcement agencies, medical staff, and regional administration officials of the Surkhandarya and Samarkand provinces. The events were held in Termez (50 participants), and in Samarkand (55 participants). Special attention was placed on preventing drug abuse among young people and on the detection of drug dealers and new psychotropic substances. The workshops were held in the framework of the PCUz project, “Providing assistance to the host country in countering illicit circulation of drugs. Phase 5”. On 16 and 17 July, the PCUz supported the participation of the Director and two other representatives of the NIACD in the 2018 OSCE-wide Conference “Strategic Approaches to the Reduction of Supply and Demand of Illicit Drugs”, held in Vienna. At the conference, the delegation presented information on the situation in Uzbekistan, including best practices and lessons learned, and took part in an information exchange with other relevant actors in the OSCE area. On the margins of the conference, the Center Director met the OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats to discussed the state of Uzbekistan’s co-operation with the OSCE on this issue and potential areas of expansion. On 20 and 21 December, the PCUz, jointly with the NIACD, organized a seminar in Tashkent for 14 experts from all provinces of Uzbekistan in charge of implementing a countrywide programme on fighting illicit drug circulation. The participants discussed national regulations and preventive measures supporting the fight against the illicit trafficking of drugs and chemical precursors.