Border service heads of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran discuss security issues in Caspian Sea

Border service heads of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran discuss security issues in Caspian Sea
# 12 March 2016 07:54 (UTC +04:00)

The press service of the SBS told APA that the sides exchanged views on the situation in the Caspian Sea and its development trends, the state and prospects of the cooperation on ensuring border security, and work done in combating smuggling, illegal migration, illegal fishing, and expressed readiness to exchange mutual information and experience on the above-mentioned fields.

During the discussions, the necessity of holding joint border exercises and coordinated operational and preventive measures as part of the mutual cooperation in order to ensure border security in the Caspian Sea, and the importance of mutual friendship visits of the border guard ships.

The participants stressed that the cooperation of the border services on combating any illegal activities in the Caspian Sea will contribute to border security and stability in the water area of the Caspian Sea and in the region.

The sides also discussed the issues such as expansion of cooperation among border agencies on implementation of measures for solution of the issues arising from implementation of “North-South” international transport corridor project, as well as specifying the areas of activity for the coming years.

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