Baku News

BAKU. June 28 (Interfax-AVN) - Azerbaijani law enforcement agencies have held large-scale military exercises in the country's section of the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijani State Border Guard Service, the Special State Security Service, the Emergency Situations and Defense ministries took part in the special tactical maneuvers, the border guard service's press center said on Wednesday. The aim of the maneuvers was to practice coordination between the services in case of possible threats to the shores, isles, oil and gas export pipelines and oil platforms in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea. The border guard service departments that took part in the exercise included coastguards and quick-response forces, border guard ships, an aviation squadron, the Lenkoran, Khudat and Shamkir border guard squads, and a communication battalion.