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BAKU – The chiefs of the Caspian countries' border services have discussed the security situation in the Caspian Sea and prospects for cooperation, the Azerbaijani State Border Service reported.

The working meeting of officials of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Russia was held in Baku on Wednesday. The meeting noted the importance of cooperation to ensure security in the Caspian Sea.

Also in the center of focus were issues related to the results of the last year summit of the heads of state of the Caspian coastal countries. The border services heads reached an agreement on the development and discussion at the next meeting of the protocol "On cooperation to ensure security in the Caspian" required to address issues arising from the agreement reached at the summit.

Heads of delegations stressed necessity of developing cooperation to combat against threat of international terrorism, illegal migration and drug trafficking.