Kathmandu, Oct 28 Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF) and India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) began their 10th coordination meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday, aimed at controlling cross-border crimes and strengthening cooperation on border security and management.
From the Nepalese side, officials from the Home Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Nepal Police, APF Nepal, National Investigation Department and the Department of Survey attended the meeting. From the Indian side, officials from the Home Ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the SSB participated in the two-day meeting.
Inspector General of APF Nepal Narayan Dutta Paudel and Director General of SSB Sanjaya Singhal led their respective delegations, according to a press release issued by the APF.
The discussions focused on effective border management, combating illegal activities in the border areas, combating human trafficking and drug trafficking, controlling smuggling of arms and other items and reviewing efforts made so far regarding maintenance of law and order in the border area, officials said.
The meeting will also discuss matters such as encroachment in the no-man’s land; protection, maintenance and construction of border pillars; conducting regular meetings to reduce epidemics and disasters that can have cross-border impacts; and making an effective mechanism of immediate information exchange between the two countries, they said.
The two sides will also discuss organising various activities to promote bilateral relations and collaboration between APF Nepal and SSB, officials added.
(PTI News)
