SE Europe's police chiefs meet in Belgrade

SE Europe's police chiefs meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- This year's General Assembly of the of Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) was held in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Addressing the gathering, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović said the country's Serbian Ministry of Interior (MUP) "will maximize is contribution to the fight against crime in the country, the region and Europe."

Opening the SEPCA annual meeting, Stefanović pointed out that the Interior Ministry would act to ensure respect for and enforcement of the law and to preserve the stability of public order and peace and security of the citizens on the territory of Serbia.

At the same time, it will be a reliable partner in the region and honestly cooperate with European police services, the minister said.

He said he was looking forward to the signing of a new memorandum of understanding concerning the work of SEPCA by the regional police chiefs during the meeting in Belgrade.

Pointing out that Serbia chaired SEPCA last year, Stefanović said that it had been then that an idea of creating a new and modern association that would offer an even faster and more efficient response to the key security challenges facing the region and Europe had been conceived.

"In this sense, I believe that our future activities will focus on strengthening the strategic capacity at the regional level, with the aim of improving our joint fight against organized and other forms of serious crime," said Stefanović.

Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljović pointed to the importance of the joint fight against all forms of organized crime and willingness to continue to cooperate in joint tasks in that fight.

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