 On 29th July 2010, the Director General of Mauritius Customs, Mr. Stephen Mendes paid a visit to the Macedonian Customs Administration. This visit follows after the signing of the Agreement on Cooperation between the two Customs Services and the World Customs Organisation Concerning the provision of Capacity Building expertise in the area of the development of a National Single Window in Mauritius, which took place in June this year.
During the visit, a presentation was delivered for the Director of Mauritius Customs, including the activities of the Macedonian Customs in the area of modernization of the customs operations and the introduction of new methods and tools particularly in terms of building institutional capacities, the application of modern information technology and the automatisation of the operations, the results in fight against crime, enhancement of professional responsibility, the cooperation with the business community and trade and transport facilitation and transparency.
The delegations confirmed the interest for exchange of experience through exchange of experts to the end of achieving more efficient application of risk analysis and fight against crime.
With the realization of the envisaged activities, in accordance with the principles of the WCO, the Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia, through experts assistance and its own experience, will give its support and contribution to establishing higher standards in customs operations. |