(ForUm)- Interior Minister of Ukraine Yuri Lutsenko points out necessity to step up fight against biological terrorism.
"Bioterrorism has no boundaries... We should get ready to counteract biological terrorism," the interior minister said at the international seminar of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) dedicated to bioterrorism and its possible aftermath, which is taking place in Kyiv on Monday, reports Trend.
Lutsenko said a special state program for combating terrorism has been elaborated in Ukraine. The program will be carried out with the participation of the Interior Ministry, the Health Ministry, the Emergency Ministry and the Defense Ministry, Lutsenko said.
The minister added that Interpol's recommendations on fighting bioterrorism are extremely important for Ukrainian law enforcement officials.
In his turn, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble told journalists: Now we need to teach policemen to combat this crime.