From 14 to 16 September the Mission, in co-operation with the French Embassy, organized a 3-day on-site training course entitled “Green border observation in mountainous areas” for the 16 staff working at the Regional Centre for Border Affairs-East. French police experts who work in mountainous areas shared various skills such as map reading, positioning/orientation techniques, tracking, communication, first aid as well as rescue in mountainous areas. The training course aimed to enhance the ability of police officers to tackle cross-border criminality, including irregular migration, trafficking in human beings, narcotics smuggling and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.