South Estonian Police Prefect Tarmo Kohv asserted that Estonia’s border with Russia is protected, but it would simplify the guarding of the border greatly if the border treaty between the two states finally came in force, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
“The most important problem in the sense of guarding the border is that the Estonian-Russian border treaty is not ratified. Thus the Estonian-Russian temporary control line is being guarded. The state border has not been fully developed, and specifically not marked either,” Kohv said in an interview to public radio Vikerraadio.
“When the ratification is once reached, construction of the border facilities will start, which should make the work of the border guards easier.”
The prefect said that today’s temporary control line is marked out only with the Russian Federation border markers, but when the agreement enters into force, the area will be cleared of trees, Estonian border posts will also be installed and then it will be easier to understand for people where the border is.
The four-hour meeting of Estonian and Russian border representatives on Monday in the Security Police employee Eston Kohver case ended without results. A new meeting is scheduled for today. (more)
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Source: The Baltic Course