The World Customs Organisation (WCO) on 13 July announced Kyrgyzstan Customs as the winner of its 2017 photo competition which offers its members the opportunity to showcase their Administration’s history, activities and successes.
Titled, “No matter the weather, Customs still do their job”, it shows a Customs officer checking the shipping documents of a truck at Torugart, the Kyrgyz-Chinese road border crossing point. Although the photo was taken in May, the climatic conditions at 3 550 metres above sea level are still rough at this time. The winter lasts about 9 months in this region with temperatures going below 40 degrees Celsius, and with frequent blizzards and snowstorms.
