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Joint meeting of Interior Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan concluds in Cholpon-Ata

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Bishkek, Oct. 6, 2018. /Kabar/. In the city of Cholpon-Ata, the first joint meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Central Asian states - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - was completed. The event has been held in this format for the first time.

The meeting was held in order to fulfill the tasks set by President Jeenbekov, aimed at building regional cooperation for the welfare of the peoples of the Central Asian countries, renewing and intensifying friendly and good neighborly relations.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan Rahimzoda Ramazon Hamro, Kazakhstan - Kalmukhambet Nurmukhanbetuly Kassymov, Uzbekistan - Bobojonov Pulat Razzakovich.

In addition, the Secretary of the Security Council Damir Sagynbaev took part in this meeting. Welcoming all participants of the joint meeting, he highly appreciated the fruitful cooperation of the countries of the region.

“On behalf of President Jeenbekov and on my own behalf, I would like to thank you for the close cooperation. The Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic pays special attention to the fight against organized crime, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, international terrorism, as well as ensuring public security in the border areas. Only by joint efforts we can achieve an increase in the effectiveness of the measures taken and withstand various types of crimes, the interaction between our countries is reaching a new level,” Sagynbaev said.

Heads of the main directorates and departments of the border areas of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Central Asian countries also take part in the meeting: heads of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of Chuy oblast, the Internal Affairs Directorate of Issyk-Kul, Talas, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Batken oblasts (Kyrgyzstan), the Department of Internal Affairs of Almaty and Zhambyl regions (Kazakhstan), Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sughd region (Tajikistan), Department of Internal Affairs of Andijan, Namangan, Fergana regions (Uzbekistan).

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kashkar Dzhunushaliev, said that this meeting in the format of the frontier republics of Central Asia underlines the desire of ministries for closer and consolidated cooperation in the region.

Dzhunushaliev noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Central Asian countries need joint efforts and a consolidated approach to solving urgent problems. Meetings in this format provide an opportunity to identify the existing threats to the region.

“I believe that the results of the first in the modern era and subsequent multilateral meetings of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Central Asia will certainly create the conditions for an effective and adequate fight against international terrorism and extremism, drug crimes, organized crime, including crimes in the field of digital technologies. We hope that this meeting will become traditional. After all, such events promote rapprochement, improve mutual understanding and develop constructive professional relationships,” Dzhunushaliev said.

He said that the countries of the region also intend to intensify cooperation in the fight against cyber extremism and cyber-terrorism, to strengthen cooperation in ensuring public order and security in the border areas of the republics.

“Only a coordinated approach and close cooperation between law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will ensure success in countering organized, cross-border crime in the region, including the hijacking of vehicles, theft of weapons and livestock,” Dzhunushaliev said.

Following the meeting, a joint protocol of the meeting of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan) was signed. There was also the signing of other documents on interaction.

In addition, within the framework of the meeting, the Ministers of Internal Affairs of the two countries of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed a joint plan on cooperation in the fight against organized crime, exchange of experience in countering extremism and terrorism, and interaction in ensuring public order and security in border areas.

The meeting with the participation of the heads of the Ministries of Internal Affairs was held in a friendly, businesslike and constructive atmosphere.

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