Interpol General Assembly opens in Russia

Moscow (VNA) - Interpol's 77th General Assembly opened on October 7 in Russia 's city of Saint Petersburg with the participation of more than 700 law enforcement delegates and security experts from 153 member countries.

The Vietnamese delegation is led by Senior Lieutenant-General Le The Tiem, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

The four-day meeting will focus on enhancing Interpol's investigative and
operational capacities as well as the technical capacities of member
countries' police forces and National Central Bureaus (NCBs) to strengthen
the ability of frontline police to fight transnational crime, in particular
terrorism, online child abuse, drugs and cyber-crime, and enhance
co-operation on fugitive investigations.

It will also seek to confirm Interpol's role as a model for sustainable law
enforcement capabilities by adopting its Global Security Initiative (GSI) as
a platform for integrated 21st century global policing through strategic
partnerships.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed the opening of the General
Assembly and called on participants to work together to counter ongoing
threats facing nations around the world.-Enditem