OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports Border Service with devices for verifying travel document authenticity

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan handed over 200 devices for verifying travel document authenticity to the Border Service of the Committee for the National Security of Kazakhstan. The signing of the donation agreement was held on 13 December 2021 in Nur-Sultan. The Border Service will use the devices to identify forged travel documents during border control procedures in border crossing points across the country.   

Volker Frobarth, Head of the OSCE Programme Office and Deputy Director of the Border Service Colonel Askhat Sadykulov participated in the hand-over ceremony. Both underlined the importance of the co-operation between the two organizations. Both parties reaffirmed their openness to continue partnership in the upcoming year by organizing joint events and supporting and sharing experiences within the field of border security and management.

The handover of the devices will supplement the Programme Office’s multi-year programme to build the Border Service’s capacity in travel document security and enhance the national security in the host country.