AKIPRESS.COM - A five-day training on implementing a single window system in customs concluded in Dushanbe on May 15 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.

The training familiarized government officials from the Customs Service and related ministries, as well as representatives of the private sector with using the recently-established electronic customs system to facilitate the export, import and transit of goods.

Twenty-five representatives from the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Culture, Customs Service, the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Control, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Communication Service took part. They learned about the legal framework and data harmonization and examined case studies on single window implementation.

The training course was delivered by an expert from Lithuania and a national expert from the Customs Service of Tajikistan.

“This training course represents another step towards developing constructive Public Private Partnerships in Tajikistan. The training course will increase the skills of Tajik border-related agencies in implementing the single window system,” said Sean McGreevy, the Senior Executive Officer at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.

The event was held as part of a series of training courses organized by the Border Management Unit this year with the aim of developing the capacities of Tajik border and security agencies.