Fifteen countries on hand discuss border security and stability

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2014-08-28

The International Seminar on Border Control Law Enforcement Cooperation and Border Security and Stability was held on August 26 in the city of Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

The International Seminar on Border Control Law Enforcement Cooperation and Border Security and Stability takes place on August 26 in the city of Manzhouli.[Photo/Xinhua]

The representatives from the border organs of 15 countries, including China, Mongolia, Russia and India, were on hand at the seminar, as well as representatives of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The seminar focused on four topics: the significance of border cooperation in fighting the “three forces” of terrorism, extremism and separatism; relations between border cooperation and border stability; the impact of border emergencies to border stability; and the multilateral law enforcement mechanism’s role in maintaining border stability. The attendees have reached an extensive consensus regarding strengthening border organ friendly exchange, joint law enforcement, response to unexpected border events, carrying out border trade, border economic development and combating the three forces.

The International Seminar on Border Control Law Enforcement Cooperation and Border Security and Stability takes place on August 26 in the city of Manzhouli.[Photo/Xinhua]

In recent years, the Border Control Department of the Ministry of Public Security has continued to push forward border law enforcement cooperation with 14 neighbor countries. It has built a three-level border bilateral cooperation mechanism covering central, provincial and local levels with the border organs of nine countries in addition to some multilateral law enforcement mechanisms.