The illegal entry of third-country people is discussed at a high-level meeting on Nepal-India border security coordination
The illegal entry of third-country nationals and border security are topics of discussion during the 8th Nepal-India border security cooperation
INN/Kathmandu, @infodeaofficial
Today marked the end of the 8th India-Nepal SSB-APF Coordination Meeting, which was presided over by IG of APF, Nepal Raju Aryal, and DG of SSB Amrit Mohan Prasad. Following a fruitful debate, the two parties decided to improve their cooperation in order to guarantee that inhabitants of both nations can move freely across the open borders. Following a three-day summit, the two nations agreed to take concrete measures to improve border security and crime control.
Following their discussion of the eleven topics on the agenda, India and Nepal signed the agreement. Cooperation on border security and cross-border crime control is part of the mutual memorandum of understanding.
Today marked the end of the 8th India-Nepal SSB-APF Coordination Meeting, which was presided over by IG of APF, Nepal Raju Aryal, and DG of SSB Amrit Mohan Prasad. Following a fruitful debate, the two parties decided to improve their cooperation in order to guarantee that inhabitants of both nations can move freely across the open borders.
Following a three-day summit, the two nations agreed to take concrete measures to improve border security and crime control. Following their discussion of the eleven topics on the agenda, India and Nepal signed the agreement. Cooperation on border security and cross-border crime control is part of the mutual memorandum of understanding.
Additionally, efforts will be made to decriminalise the no-man’s-land zone, improve border security, and take coordinated action to combat human trafficking and gold smuggling. During the discussion, it was stressed that cooperation is required to address the issue of identifying third-country people and to control the smuggling of gold from third countries into India through Nepal. Every year, the gathering alternates between India and Nepal.