CIS frontier guarding policy discussed in Baku

Another meeting of the Council of CIS frontier guard chiefs started in Baku Tuesday. The meeting is expected to end with signing of a draft concept of CIS frontier guarding policies. Chairing at the meeting is head of the Federal Frontier Guard of Russia Constantine Totski.

Since Azerbaijan is taking part in the Council in the capacity of observer, it will not sign the draft. The main document, however, which will be signed by the Azeri frontier guard commander, is the plan of interaction among border guard chiefs within the anti-terrorism and extremism program till 2003. The core objective of the plan is to prevent border incidents and smuggling. Representing Azerbaijan are the Minister for National Security Namig Abbasov and frontier guard commander Abbasali Novruzov.

Also attending the meeting is the commander of Armenian border guard Levon Stepanian.*