[glassrbije.org] At the regional ministerial conference in Belgrade today, the Declaration on Border Security in Southeastern Europe was adopted and singed by officials of interior ministers of Serbia, Montenegro, B-Macedonia, B-H, and Albania. The document reads that the progress was made in the field of strengthening border security, which is of great importance for closer connections of the regional states with the EU and cancellation of Schengen visas for their citizens. Ministers outlined concrete objectives in the Declaration that should be achieved by 2012 in the process of association with the EU. It is planned that by then legal regulations and national operational procedures for control and supervision of borders should be fully harmonized with the EU standards. As stated, implementation of the management concept in national border police should commence by 2012, that is, a modern program for fight against corruption in this field.
On the second day of the Conference, interior ministers of Serbia, B-H and Montenegro signed the protocols on formation of joint border patrols. Earlier today, Serbian and Hungarian officials signed the agreement on cooperation of authorities to fight organized crime. Serbia also signed a document on long-term strategic partnership with the Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) from Geneva that was organizer of the ministerial gathering in Belgrade along with the Serbian Interior Ministry.
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