AKIPRESS.COM - The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz State Border Service Border jointly opened early warning groups for conflict prevention in the border cities of Talas, northern Kyrgyzstan, on 28 August and the city of Osh, in the south of the country, on 21 August 2015.

The setting up of the groups is aimed at developing mechanisms for interaction of the Kyrgyz border officers with local communities to improve exchange of information. The groups will consist of representatives of the local government, law enforcement agencies and residents. They will be led by the Kyrgyz State Border Service.

The launch of the groups is part of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek project "Enhancing the ability of the Kyrgyz Government to engage in regional cooperation in border security and management” aimed at strengthening of inter-agency co-operation. The Centre in Bishkek has been developing the early warning system in Kyrgyzstan since 2012.

Colonel Kuvatbekov Jeenbaev, head of the Kyrgyz State Border Service in Osh and Jalal-Abad region noted that the implementation of the joint project has already demonstrated good results. Kuvatbekov said he hopes that the work of the groups will further improve the protection of Kyrgyzstan’s state borders.