Frontex, Azerbaijan boost co-op
Representatives of the European Agency Frontex and the Azerbaijani Border Service signed a Working Arrangement today, Frontex said.
The document was undersigned by Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen and Chief of the Azerbaijani State Border Service, Lieutenant-General Elchin Guliyev 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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