X. Explain the italicized grammar constructions in the following sentences. 1. The Airports Group has met annually with an objective to define practical forms of cooperation among international airports

1. The Airports Group has met annually with an objective to define practical forms of cooperation among international airports.

2. The meeting opens with an annual review of drug seizures made in European Airports, drawn up by the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office of the World Customs Organization (WCO/RILO).

3. Based on the seizure reports submitted regularly by the European member States to their Customs Enforcement Network, the review notes seizures of all categories of drugs at airports.

4. Highlight of the meeting which took place in Budapest on 7 and 8 June 2005 was the presentation of the new version of the Passenger Control Handbook by the Spanish delegation.

5. Participants also discussed issues related to general aviation.

XI. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your reasons.

a) Annual meetings of the Cooperation Group of Drug Control Services at European Airports are necessary for working out a unified strategy of combating drug-related crime.

b) Customs Services of different countries should function independently from each other in the struggle against different categories of customs violations.

9.2.2. Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking via “The Great Silk Route”