The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States
29 October

93rd Meeting of Council of Commanders of Border Troops Held in Astana

A regular meeting of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops was held on October 29, 2026, in Astana.

 

The event was attended by delegations from:

  • border agencies of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan;
  • the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops;
  • the Coordination Council for Science and Education;
  • the Coordination Council of the International Union of Public Associations of Border Service Veterans (Pensioners);
  • the Institute of Border Service of the Republic of Belarus – the CIS basic organisation for research on combating cross-border crime, training and advanced training of relevant specialists of border agencies;
  • the Border Academy of the Russian Federal Security Service – the basic organisation for training, professional retraining and advanced training of senior personnel in the border sphere;
  • the Border Research Centre of the Russian Federal Security Service – the CIS basic organisation for research on ensuring security in the border sphere;
  • the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center and the Bureau for Coordination of the Fight against Organised Crime and Other Dangerous Crimes on the Territory of the CIS Member States;
  • the Coordination Council of Prosecutors General of the CIS;
  • the Committee of Heads of Law Enforcement Units of the CIS Council of Heads of Customs Services;
  • the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation;
  • the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

The CIS Executive Committee was represented at the meeting by a delegation led by CIS Deputy Secretary-General Nurlan Seitimov.

During the meeting, members of the Council considered issues relating to the situation on the external borders of the Commonwealth countries and analysed trends in its development.

Heads of delegations summarised the activities of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops in 2026 and identified tasks for 2027, heard the information on the progress of implementation of the Programme of Cooperation in Strengthening Border Security at the External Borders for 2026–2030 (in Russian)., discussed issues of research and educational activities, and analysed the implementation of the Work Plan of the CIS basic organisation  in the field of training, professional retraining and advanced training of senior personnel in the border sphere for 2026–2030.

Read the full information via the link (in Russian).