The following is excerpted from a 7 February 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.
The Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Comoros from 7-9 February 2013 to support Customs modernization underway in the country, at the invitation of the Director General of Customs, Ali Hamissi Moussa Mohamed. The Union of the Comoros comprises three autonomous islands located in the Indian Ocean. The Presidency of the Union is held on a rotating basis between the three islands.
After arriving in Moroni, the capital of Comoros, Secretary General Mikuriya travelled to the autonomous island of Anjouan to meet the political leaders of the Union. The President, H.E. Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine, referred to the importance of Customs and to areas that needed to be focused on, namely enhanced use of information technology, undervaluation, the combating of illicit trade (including fake medicines), drug trafficking and corruption.
This news item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/en/media/newsroom/2013/february/comoros-keen-on-accelerating-customs-modernization.aspx