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UNCLAS BAKU 000059 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC - JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, JHARTSHORN 
DEPT FOR EUR/ACE - KBILGE 
CBP/INA FOR CSTALLWORTH, RWATT, KCHAISSON, CDONOFRIO 
USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY, RTALLEY 
DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD 
COAST GUARD FOR SHABTEMICHAEL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
SUBJECT: EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - January 
2010 
 
¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: 
 
¶A. Leadership of the State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan has 
provided Leahy vetting information for a training event to be held 
in the US and claims that the Leahy dispute is past. 
 
¶B. Officials from NAVEUR have prepared a draft Country Action Plan 
which will propose significant future engagement with the 
Azerbaijani Coast Guard (AJCG). 
 
 
¶C. NSOI leadership is planning a trip to Baku at the end of February 
2010 to present and negotiate a joint action plan with an 
interagency group identified by the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. 
 
¶D. EUCOM CNT is actively exploring options to provide ion detector 
equipment for the State Customs Committee to be installed at major 
ports of entry. Expected delivery date is FY2011 and Post 
implementer will be ODC. 
 
¶E. The EXBS Advisor and the Regional Maritime Advisor, Lt. Dan Owen, 
are drafting a memo outlining a strategy for continued near term 
EXBS and DTRO support to the Azerbaijan Coast Guard. 
 
¶F. Azerbaijan authorities volunteered to host a practical EAPC 
workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 
1540, to be held in Baku on 20-21 April 2010. 
 
 
II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 
 
¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 
 
12 January - The EXBS Advisor, DTRO Chief, and DOE/SLD Manager met 
with the Chief of Mission of the local International Organization 
for Migration (IOM) office to learn details of a recently completed 
border security project conducted with the State Border Service, 
State Customs Committee, and State Migration Service of Azerbaijan. 
The IOM officials provided details of facilities, equipment and 
training provided during a 30 month implementation period.  The 
project focused on enhancing capabilities on the southern border. 
Having concluded the mandate, the IOM office is now seeking donors 
to continue the border program and/or expand the program to cover 
other sectors of the southern border or other border areas of 
Azerbaijan given adequate funding. 
 
23 January - The EXBS Advisor met with the Deputy Commander of the 
State Border Service General Farhad Taghizada to discuss the status 
of existing and future cooperation on both land border and maritime. 
General Taghizada highlighted that the SBS is once again 
participating in EXBS funded training.  When questioned as to if the 
SBS is also going to participate in US funded training domestically 
requiring vetting, General Taghizada stated that the SBS will be 
participating in domestic anti terrorism training in April.  The 
Advisor will stay in close contact with the RSO office to follow 
this development regarding the Leahy dispute. Based on the presumed 
resolution of the Leahy vetting dispute, General Taghizada requested 
that EXBS resume equipment donations for the southern border as soon 
as possible in order to take advantage of the summer season. In 
particular they are requesting additional supplies for fencing but 
also request that EXBS reconsider an updated and comprehensive 
equipment request list to be provided by SBS in the immediate 
future.  The General also explained the plan for the further 
modernization and professionalization of the SBS. He stated that the 
SBS presently no longer employs conscript troops at ports of entry 
including airports. The next phase, to be completed by the end of 
2010, will be the elimination of conscripts in the Coast Guard and 
by 2015 the elimination of all conscripts for the entire border 
service. He stated that this effort is being accomplished in 
accordance with the SBS/NATO agreements for IPAP. Lastly, the new 
SBS training academy is due to open in September 2010. 
 
25 January - The EXBS Maritime Advisor from Tbilisi, Lieutenant Dan 
Owen, met with Post maritime security stakeholders to discuss 
overall Caspian maritime security issues especially with regard to 
USG investment in the Azerbaijan Coast Guard (AJCG). Stakeholders 
 
present were representatives from DTRO, EXBS, ODC, and DAO.  The 
group provided detailed input for a memo to be drafted by Lt. Owen 
on a recommended path forward for US cooperation with the AJCG. A 
meeting with the AJCG Commander scheduled for the following day was 
cancelled due to a blizzard and subsequent embassy closure.  The 
meeting will be rescheduled ASAP. 
 
 
 
¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 
 
NONE 
 
¶C. ITEMS DELIVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD: 
 
Description              US $ Value 
 
¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE: 
 
TRAINING: 
 
Three Azerbaijani Coast Guard (AJCG) officers will visit U.S. Coast 
Guard repair, maintenance, and JC3 facilities in Boston from 
February 1 to 5. The visit will provide firsthand experience for the 
AJCG officers in numerous operational aspects of maritime 
maintenance and JC3 facilities. The trip will focus on electronics, 
sustainment, ship maintenance and repair, Command Center 
organization and operation, a radar site visit and associated 
maintenance and spare parts, and ship/station visits. 
 
EQUIPMENT - Procurement in process: 
 
Description                   US $ Value 
Hand-held Trace Detectors/Analyzers           Under bid 
Baggage X-ray System 
Radioisotope Identifiers 
X-ray Florescence Metal Analyzers 
Portal Type Metal Detectors 
Density Meter Kits 
Fiberscope Kits 
Fluke Meters and accessories 
Megohmmeters 
Electrical Tool Kits 
Fluke Comparators 
 
¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR 
RELATED BORDER SECURITY: 
 
NONE 
 
 
POC for this report is David Hall, EXBS Advisor. 
 
LU