Georgian and Turkish border guards conducted joint military exercises in the premises of “Vale” section of the border in Javakhk region, Georgia News reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

“Vale” is one of the checkpoints between Georgia and Turkey. Among the participants of the military exercises were the tactics groups of the Akhaltskha Department of the Border Police of Georgia and the 25th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Turkey.

There were two situations planned according to the scenario, including detention of illegal migrants and prevention of the illegal transfer of large cattle via the state border.