This report details the programme, findings and recommendations from a regional workshop held in Yerevan, Armenia in January 2012 as part of the Global Review on Phytosanitary Surveillance in the Context of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 6: Guidelines for Surveillance. Senior experts from NPPOs in 12 countries from across Central Asia participated with the aim of identifying best practices for plant pest surveillance and to analyse any shared difficulties in implementing ISPM 6.