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PARIS, Oct 10 (KUNA) -- The visiting Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah held talks on Friday with the Interpol President Major General Ahmad Nasser Al-Raisi on issues of common interest in the security realms.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said Sheikh Fahad Yusuf, accompanied by the State of Kuwait Ambassador to France Abdullah Al-Shahin, met Maj. Gen. Al-Raisi in the city of Lyon.
The talks covered combating organized crime, international trafficking and cross border challenges.
It quoted the First Deputy Prime Minister as affirming that the State of Kuwait has maintained keenness on bolstering the relations with the Interpol since the organization's establishment in 1965.
Kuwait has been active on various arenas of international security cooperation because it believes that the global cooperation in the security sector is the basis for protecting communities from terrorism and organized crime, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf said.
Kuwait has linked up its land, sea and air exits with the Interpol database, thus cementing the border security and facilitated early discovery of stolen documents, he added.
Moreover, Kuwaiti officers are temporarily employed to work at the Interpol Secretariat General in Lyon and the Innovation Center in Singapore. Additionally, Kuwait participates in testing projects such as the AI program, the "silver notice" to recover assets, specialized committees such as the commissions for financial and legal affairs.
The statement noted that the two sides examined the top international experiences in combating electronic crimes and the international trafficking for taking lessons to sharpen the national cadres' skills and the security networks.
In the end of the meeting, Maj. Gen. Al-Raisi decorated the Kuwaiti first deputy premier with the Interpol medal of highest honor in appreciation of the State of Kuwait's support for the organization. (end)
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