the Defence Ministry, were introduced by the head of the Canine Centre at Austria’s Interior Ministry to best international practices in the use of canines for the detection of explosives and explosive-related materials. On 13 November, the Centre, together with Interior Ministry and International Organization of Migration, co-organized a capacity building seminar aimed at enhancing the professional knowledge and skills of law enforcement officers on issues related to the re-admission of persons. Some 20 representatives of the migration and re-admission departments of the Interior Ministry learned about best practices in organizing return procedures and implementing agreements on re-admission. They also discussed practical aspects of identification and documentation, development of necessary infrastructure to accommodate migrants, issues of voluntary return and its advantages over forced return and existing possibilities for states and the international community to work towards sustainable re-integration of returning migrants. From 24-27 November, the Centre, in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its Academy in Karaganda, organized a training seminar on document integrity and advanced methods to detect document forgery for some 30 police officers from across the country. International experts from Georgia and Slovakia shared best practices, including key principles of document security, falsification of travel documents, document control, use of polymer substrates, conventional printing techniques and the differences between digital printing techniques, systems of data coding, laminate safeguards, imposter verification, biometric identifiers and tactical profiling. Counter-Terrorism On 26-27 March, the Centre, jointly with the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Anti-terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and with the support of the Spanish government, organized a two-day workshop on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes. The event brought together some 60 participants, including ten experts from five OSCE participating States, representatives of law-enforcement and state agencies, civil society, the media and academia. It focused on preventing and counteracting misuse of the Internet for terrorist purposes, such as terrorist threats against critical infrastructure and the dissemination of violent extremist content. It also covered issues of public-private partnerships to effectively prevent and combat terrorism. Participants prepared a set of recommendations aimed to enhance security in these areas. On 29-30 April, the Centre facilitated a round-table discussion in Almaty on engaging youth to counter violent extremism and radicalism that lead to terrorism (VERLT). It was co-organized with the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Institute of the Prosecutor General’s Office with support from the government of Norway. Some 60 representatives of state agencies and civil society of Kazakhstan, as well as experts from Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the United Kingdom and the United States, shared national and international perspectives on youth engagement to counter VERLT through education, arts, sports and the media. Interaction among law enforcement agencies in countering VERLT were among the topics discussed. The seminar followed a student forum organized by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, where some 200 students learned about international and national efforts to counter VERLT. A Centre-supported Swiss expert spoke on youth involvement in terrorist activities. As a result of the discussions, the Institute of the Prosecutor General’s Office will prepare a list of relevant recommendations. On 10 June, the Centre, in co-operation with TNTD/ATU and the Anti-Terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and with support from the governments of Liechtenstein and Spain, organized a round-table discussion on countering terrorist use of explosives through better control over explosive materials. Some 25 representatives of Kazakhstan’s Anti-Terrorism Centre, the Ministries of Emergencies, Defence, Internal Affairs, Agriculture, Transport and 136