Iran-Oman border guards sign cooperation agreement

Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Province, June 23, IRNA – Commander of Hormuzgan border guard announced signing of a cooperation agreement between Iran and Oman border guards.

On the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the fifth joint meeting of commanders of Iran and Oman border guards on Tuesday, Colonel Elyas Rastin told reporters that considering more than 470 kilometers of common sea border between Iran and Oman Iran is willing to expand cooperation in protecting this common border.

He also said that in recent years several joint meetings have been held between the two countries in this regard. The Iranian official added that one of the most important agreements in the latest meeting was in the field of fishery. Upon the agreement, if fishermen from each side enter mistakenly into the other side's littoral waters, they should be extradited to their own country for investigation.

Intensification of anti-drug missions within common sea border, exchanging border information, and prevention of organized crimes in this region were among other agreements reached in the meeting. The fifth joint meeting of Iran-Oman border guards started here on Sunday June 20, 2010./end