Law enforcement representatives of Belarus and Russia note an improvement in the crime situation in the border areas

September 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Law enforcement officials of Belarus and Russia note an improvement in the crime situation in the border areas of the two countries. This was announced today at a press conference in Vitebsk by Vladimir Andreev, First Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Pskov Region, BELTA correspondent reports. This was achieved through joint efforts, thanks to continuous work on improving interaction, sharing experience and advanced work methods. The conduct of various joint operations and events also plays a significant role: "Kanal", "Illegal Migrant", operations on road traffic discipline, and others. At the same time, much remains to be done, Vladimir Andreev noted. On September 3-4, a working meeting of the leadership of the internal affairs bodies of the Smolensk and Pskov regions, the Moscow and North-Western Internal Affairs Directorates for Transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and the internal affairs bodies of the Vitebsk, Minsk, and Mogilev regions, and internal affairs bodies on transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus was held in the Vitebsk region. Representatives of law enforcement agencies discussed issues of increasing the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation between the departments of the two states in the fight against crime, and exchanged advanced forms and methods of work in various areas. -0-