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Armenia and Georgia to facilitate the process of crossing the border

02.02.2011, 17:08
Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border and customs services of both countries in the working seminar in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. Currently the experts and representatives of state agencies of Armenia and Georgia are discussing the process of risk assessment and management of border and customs services of both countries in the working seminar in Yerevan.

“Risk assessment and management is one of five modules of Global Management of Borders of South-Caucasus (GMBSC), which is implemented by UNDP with EU support”, said the head of the program GMBSC in Georgia Nikoloz Samkharadze.

This program is envisaged for three countries of South-Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“It also promotes strengthening of cooperation between government agencies of Georgia and Armenia. We have also another module of trainings where future inspectors of academies of finance and internal affairs of Georgia participate”, he said.

One of the main modules of the program is modern equipment of post control in Georgian-Armenian border, particularly Sadakhlo-Bagratashen. “We learn the lessons of European experts and want to apply them in South-Caucasus”, he said.
Today there are no big problems in Georgian-Armenian border. “We are improving our border and customs structures and plan to maximum facilitate crossing through Georgian-Armenian border”, said Samkharadze.

In four-day seminar on risk assessment and management (border service, customs service, sanitary and veterinary inspection) representatives of National Security Council, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Police, Ministry of Extraordinary Situations and State revenue Committee from Armenia and delegations of Tax Service, Border Police and Patrol Police from Georgia, as well s experts from Georgia, Armenia and Latvia participate. --0--