POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE A joint delegation of high-level in Dushanbe and facilitated by the Sughd region of Tajikistan, and representatives of the Albanian OSCE Presence in Albania. At a provided recommendations on how border authorities and Montenegrin three-day workshop, the Albanian to integrate the system of shared border police, the Deputy Director representatives shared their border crossing points. Visits such General of the ASP and the Director experiences and best practices in as these demonstrate the OSCE’s General of the Albanian Border operating shared border crossing relevance as a security dialogue Police visited Tajikistan from 23 points with representatives of facilitator between countries in to 30 June. The visit followed on the Tajik border troops, customs different parts of the Organization’s an exchange visit by Tajik border service and Transport Ministry. region. troop officials to Albania in March The joint delegation visited the 2018. Both visits were organized Tajik-Uzbek border crossing points by the OSCE Programme Office Zafarobod and Hashtyak in the On 21 November, the Presence, along with PAMECA V and IPA 2017, supported the Albanian State Police’s “Third International Scientific Conference on Computer Crime, Cybercrime and National Security”. Experts from NATO, Albania, Estonia and Italy presented strategic aspects of cybercrime and its impact on international security; investigation of cybercrime; and legal, economic and psychosocial aspects of cybercrime. More than 100 representatives participated in the conference. expert, visited five pre-selected sites at the joint border of Albania with North Macedonia. Intensive meetings took place with local and regional police officials, as well as their counterparts of the North Macedonia, with the purpose of sharing resources on both sides of the border to improve the fight against cross-border crime and other illegal activities. Addressing these needs in a comprehensive and coherent way contributes to enhancing regional co-operation against transnational threats. Border Security and Management / Customs From 21 to 25 May, the Presence, in close co-operation with the BMP and the PAMECA V, conducted a needs assessment visit to the Albanian green border. The team, which was made up of four Albanian experts and one international 49