OSCE builds capacity of Central Asian border officials on analytical research and information sharing to boost border security in the region

Border officials from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan completed a one-week workshop on analytical research and information sharing practices on 25 October 2019 in Dushanbe. The training provided the 15 participants with skills for efficient analysis of risks and threats, and tools for information sharing between border protection agencies to better prevent border incidents in the region. The training was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.

Instructors from the Hungarian Police and the Russian Border Advisory Group conducted the sessions.

Addressing the participants at the programme’s graduation ceremony, Valeriu Chiveri, the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, commended them for their co-operation on border security operations. “Accurate analytical research and evidence-based information help to better protect borders and promote regional co-operation,” noted Chiveri. “This workshop aimed at enhancing skills of border officials and improving mutual understanding between border agencies in the region,” he said.