BOMCA holds NSG meeting in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 13 July, the BOMCA Programme hosted the National Steering Group (NSG) meeting in Uzbekistan, which gathered the main BOMCA national counterparts – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Commission of the European Union Technical Assistance Programme National Coordination Unit, State Border Guards Committee under the National Security Services, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources and Ministry of Health, as well as representatives of the BOMCA consortium and EU officials.

The purpose of the NSG meeting was to discuss the implementation aspects of BOMCA Programme, such as progress achieved, lessons learnt, and modalities of the future activities. The meeting is important not only in terms of discussing plans for the rest of the year, but also as a foundation for further cooperation and a forum for presentation of achievements, evaluation of results and valuable feedback from national partners.

In the first half of 2016, about 35 Uzbek beneficiaries participate in six national and regional events of BOMCA. It is expected that Uzbek officials will also attend 12 events, which will be held till the end of 2016.

NSG was established in each of five Central Asia states. NSG holds regular meetings and serves as important coordination mechanism for execution of the programme at the national level.

BOMCA Programme is financed by the European Union and implemented by the consortium of partners led by the Latvian State Border Service.