CIS member states` border guards stated about threat to Union 

ArmInfo. The commanders of the border guard troops of the CIS member states stated about the threat to the Union 

According to the press service of the border guard service of the 

National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, a similar point of view 

was expressed by the commanders of the border troops of the CIS 

countries on May 22 during the 77th meeting of the Council of Border 

Troops Commanders of the CIS countries, held in Alma-Ata.

"The participants of the meeting discussed the border security of the 

outer borders of the Central-Asian region. The participants were 

unanimous about the situation on the outer borders shows the hard 

military- political situation and threats to the border security of 

several member states of CIS. It is emphasized that the most tense is 

the situation on Afghanistan direction because of the enlargement of 

the zones of military actions in the northwestern provinces of 

Afghanistan. The participants agreed to develop the cooperation with 

the UN in this sector", the statement reads.

It is noted that the next meeting is scheduled in the second half of 

2017.