Baku, Azerbaijan, May 12
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
The ministries of internal affairs of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will create a coordination group to enhance effectiveness of bilateral cooperation on various issues of operational and service activity, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan stated on May 12.
According to the statement, the ministries of the two countries signed a joint order in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) following a meeting with participation of Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Kalmukhanbet Kassymov and Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan Pulat Bobozhonov.
“The head of the Kazakh delegation noted that the coordination group of the ministries of internal affairs of the two countries is an effective mechanism for bilateral cooperation and will help to quickly consider and take action on various issues of operational and service activity,” the press service said.
The press office also noted that during the event the parties discussed strengthening cooperation between the two countries' internal affairs bodies in the fight against crime, further development of cross-border cooperation, and exchange of practical experience. The internal affairs bodies are currently cooperating in both bilateral and multilateral formats, including within the framework of the CIS and the SCO.
The parties have many examples of the joint efforts to uncover grave crimes, search and detain dangerous criminals. At the request of the Uzbek side, about 200 criminals were found on the territory of Kazakhstan in 2017-2018. Uzbekistan, on its part, found and detained 26 criminals, wanted by Kazakhstan.
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