OSCE supports visit of border officials from Albania and Montenegro to Tajikistan
A joint delegation of high-level representatives of the Albanian border authorities and Montenegrin border police, led by Aida Hajnaj, the Deputy Director General of the Albanian State Police and Director General of the Albanian Border Police, visited Tajikistan from 23 to 30 June 2018. The visit was a follow-up to the exchange visit of the Tajik Border Troops officials to Albania, which took place in March. Both visits were organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and facilitated by the OSCE Presence in Albania.
In a three-day workshop they shared experiences and best practices in operating joint border crossing points with representatives of the Tajik border troops, customs service and Transport Ministry. The joint delegation visited the Tajik–Uzbek border crossing points Zafarobod and Hashtyak in the Sughd region of Tajikistan and provided recommendations on the integration of the system of joint border crossing points. Visits such as these demonstrate the relevance of the OSCE as a security dialogue facilitator between countries in different parts of the OSCE area.