OSCE Border Security and Management Unit organizes seminar on delimitation and demarcation practices in OSCE Area
A two-day seminar on delimitation and demarcation practices in the OSCE area, organized by the Border Security and Management Unit (BSMU) of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, concluded on 30 November 2017 in Minsk.
Some thirty officials and experts from thirteen participating States discussed past and on-going border demarcation and delimitation processes and exchanged lessons learned and good practices in this field. The participants also had an opportunity to visit the border between Lithuania and Belarus.
The interactive seminar familiarized participants with specific bilateral experiences regarding co-operation related to delimitation and demarcation practices from across the OSCE area. Furthermore, the seminar marked the launch of the Guidebook on Delimitation and Demarcation Practices in OSCE Area, which was developed by the BSMU with the support of national experts from the OSCE participating States, Zenonas Kumetaitis from Lithuania and Alexander Arkhipov from Belarus.
“This seminar, which launched the guidebook on border delimitation and demarcation practices, is the culmination of sustained and successful collaboration across the OSCE area. The participants’ enthusiastic embrace of this guidebook inspires us to continue our work in this important area,” said Dennis Cosgrove, Head of BSMU.
Challenges regarding delimitation and demarcation remain high on the agenda of the OSCE, as it was reiterated by the participating States in a number of fora in 2017. This event is the sixth seminar on this topic and builds on the success and the recommendations of the previous events.