| 24 November 2008 On November 24 Sweden’s Marstrand is hosting a three-day conference on cross-border cooperation of the Baltic region countries. A Belarusian delegation headed by Chairperson of the State Border Committee Major-General Igor Rachkovsky is attending the conference in the capacity of an observer. The participants of the conference will sum up the activity of the council of the heads of border agencies of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), define the priorities and elaborate the areas of activity and consider the proposals to intensify bilateral cooperation in combating various types of transnational crime in the Baltic region. During the session the sides are expected to consider the participation of Belarus in border operations, discuss the bilateral border cooperation with representatives of the neighbouring countries (Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia) and other European countries (Finland, Germany, Sweden), meet with the administration of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union /Frontex/.
The CBSS member states will get familiar with the information concerning the role of the Belarusian border services in protection of the Belarus-EU border, the activity of Belarusian border guards in fight against trans-border organized crime, illegal migration and terrorism.
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is a political forum for regional intergovernmental cooperation. The members of the Council are 11 states of the Baltic Sea region: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Estonia and the European Commission.
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