26-27 September, 2019, in Shymkent the Rixos Khadisha Shymkent Hotel hosted an international round table on the topic “Strengthening Cooperation on Combating Trafficking in Persons”, which was attended by representatives of both local government bodies and neighboring states, law enforcement agencies, international organizations, during which issues related to the problem of combating human trafficking were discussed. The meeting was addressed by Ms. Samantha Novick, Program Advisor for South and Central Asia, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, US Department of State.