India and Bangladesh will hold biannual border guarding talks in Delhi beginning June 11, during which the two sides are expected to discuss a variety of issues related to combating cross-border crimes and measures to improve synergy. On Saturday, a 15-member Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) delegation led by its director general (DG) Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan arrived in Delhi.
Border Security Force (BSF) DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen and senior officers greeted them at the airport, news agency PTI reported citing officials. The four-day talks will end on June 14 at a BSF camp in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area.
"The conference is being held to discuss border issues and to improve coordination between both border guarding forces." "Discussions will be held on how to jointly curb various trans-border crimes and the timely sharing of information between both border guarding forces," a BSF spokesperson said in a statement.
There will also be discussions about developmental and infrastructure projects, as well as joint efforts to effectively implement the Co-ordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), according to the spokesperson.
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The talks will be held for the 53rd time, with the last meeting taking place in July of last year when the BSF delegation travelled to Dhaka.
On India's eastern flank, the BSF patrols the 4,096-kilometer international border with Bangladesh.
Between 1975 and 1992, these talks were held annually, but in 1993, they were made biannual, with each side travelling to the national capitals of New Delhi and Dhaka alternately.
According to a senior BSF officer, relations between the two countries and their border forces are very good, and the conference is expected to strengthen these ties. The two sides will sign a 'joint record of discussions' at the end of the conference.