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Frontex, Azerbaijani border service sign working arrangement

Azerbaijan Materials 17 April 2013 14:30 (UTC +04:00)
Representatives of European Agency Frontex and the Azerbaijani Border Service signed a Working Arrangement today, Frontex said.
Frontex, Azerbaijani border service sign working arrangement

Azerbaijan, Baku, April 17 / Trend E. Tariverdiyeva /

Representatives of European Agency Frontex and the Azerbaijani Border Service signed a Working Arrangement today, Frontex said.

Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen represented the Agency in a signing ceremony with Lieutenant-General Elchin Guliyev, Chief of State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw.

The Working Arrangement's chief components include the development of activities in the field of information exchange and risk analyses, training and research-and-development related to border management as well as the elaboration and coordination of joint operational measures and pilot projects on border control. Sharing of experience is also envisaged with a view to developing efficient border-control procedures, enhanced technical capabilities and exchange of best practices.

The overarching goal of the Working Arrangement is to improve interoperability and cooperation between the border authorities of EU Member States and Azerbaijan.

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