Nepal-India 'Border Security Coordination Meeting' has been completed with a 'shared resolution' to prevent and control border security and cross-border crime.

The border security coordination meeting between Inspector General of Nepal's Armed Police Force (IGP) and Director General of Indian Armed Forces (SSB) was held on Monday, with the commitment of both countries to work together to prevent and control cross-border crime. The 11 common agendas approved by the

meeting were jointly signed by both parties. In the meeting, it was agreed that the border security coordination meeting will be held twice a year from now on. Officials from both sides have said that this will help review the steps taken to control cross-border crime and make more strategies.

The security officials from both sides participated in the meeting to fight against crimes such as illegal infiltration of third country citizens, customs evasion/smuggling, drug trafficking, gold smuggling, illegal arms trading, hiding in one country after committing a crime in another country, and maintaining harmonious relations between citizens living in border areas on both sides. He has made a commitment.

Inspector General of Armed Police Raju Aryal and Director General of Indian SSB Amrit Mohan Prasad have jointly signed a common agenda with the commitment to make border security and cross border crime prevention and control effective from their respective sides. The agenda approved by the

meeting will be implemented by both countries. For that, it is said that the mechanisms from APF and SSB chief to Border Out Post (BOP) deployed for border security will proceed with mutual cooperation and coordination. The meeting was attended by officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal Police, Surveyors Department and other officials from both countries, along with the chiefs of APF and SSB. The length of the Nepal-India border is about 1,880 km. Nepal's Armed Police and India's SSB are the main security agencies of both countries deployed for border security.

Due to the open border between Nepal and India, illegal entry control of citizens of third countries has been seen as the main problem. Similarly, customs evasion/trafficking and drug trafficking are also seen as major problems for both countries. India drew the attention of the Nepalese side to control the smuggling of gold from third countries to India through Nepal. The Nepali side drew attention to the regulation of illegal drug trafficking by gangs from medical shops opened in the Indian border area.

At the 8th border security coordination meeting in Kathmandu on Saturday, 11 points were decided as a common agenda. A participating officer said that it was approved after making some amendments on the same topic.

According to the source of the meeting, APF and SSB have agreed to jointly celebrate the international day related to human trafficking and drug trafficking in the border area and spread public awareness through it. It has also been agreed to establish an 'Information Desk' in the border area to control the infiltration of third country citizens through the border and to facilitate the movement of citizens of Nepal-India.

BOP is deployed for border security at 244 locations of the armed police towards Nepal. There are more than 400 SSB units on the Indian side.

The armed police will provide disaster training to the Indian SSB and it has been agreed that both sides will work jointly for the management and search and rescue of fire and water disasters in the border area. By enhancing the joint border patrol that is currently underway  It has also been agreed to increase efficiency in work.

The third meeting held in Delhi in 2073 decided to hold a coordination meeting once a year, twice at the district level 'Border Security Gana' level and at the Border Out Post (BOP) level every month.

Now, both parties are united to make more strategies by meeting twice a year at the leadership level. A joint signature was signed on Monday on the issues agreed upon in the meeting.

India will train the armed police to deploy security personnel with trained dogs in the border areas. The issue of forming a 'Joint Task Force' to make border security effective was introduced in the meeting but could not be signed. There are 8,553 border posts that separate the Nepal-India international border from Taplejung to Kanchanpur in the far west. Their maintenance, protection and lost border pillar search was also discussed in the meeting.