A three-day training on combat against trafficking with fraudulent medicines opened in the Ministry of Interior Training Center on Monday.

The training, carried out by experts from the French National Gendarmerie, is attended by representatives from the MoI, Justice Ministry, Health Ministry and Customs Administration.

"This problem has increasingly gained weight, whereas competent institutions face the need to solve it", said Minister Gordana Jankuloska at the opening.

French Ambassador Laurence Auer said a regional seminar would be held later in the year towards providing more operational knowledge and guidelines in the field.

"This type of crime is on the rise in France, but also in all European states", said Ambassador Auer.