Memorandum on regional police cooperation

Interior ministers of the countries of the region, including Serbia's Ivica Dacic, signed a memorandum on police cooperation in Sofia on Friday. The signing marked the end of the third meeting of the committee of ministers of the countries that have signed the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe. Memorandum on regional police cooperation Closing the meeting, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tzvetan Tsvetanov said that the main problems in the region of Southeastern Europe, when it comes to crime, are smuggling of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and people, and that the smugglers' main destinations are countries of Central Europe. Crime has different characteristics in different countries, which is why it is necessary for the police to work in synchronization and be quick in exchanging information, the Bulgarian minister underlined. He expressed gratitude to the ministers of internal affairs of Serbia and Macedonia, whose countries allowed the citizens of Bulgaria and other EU countries to cross the borders carrying just IDs during the recent problems caused by the Iceland volcanic clouds. The participants at the regional police forum analyzed the results of the Bulgarian chairmanship over the regional committee and discussed future cooperation. Dacic had several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the forum and on Thursday he and his Bulgarian counterpart signed an agreement on police cooperation between Serbia and Bulgaria. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Interior Ministries of Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova and Montenegro. At the end of the meeting, Macedonia was handed the rotating presidency over the regional committee. The Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe was signed in Vienna in May 2006.

Memorandum on regional police cooperation

Closing the meeting, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tzvetan Tsvetanov said that the main problems in the region of Southeastern Europe, when it comes to crime, are smuggling of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and people, and that the smugglers' main destinations are countries of Central Europe.

Crime has different characteristics in different countries, which is why it is necessary for the police to work in synchronization and be quick in exchanging information, the Bulgarian minister underlined.

He expressed gratitude to the ministers of internal affairs of Serbia and Macedonia, whose countries allowed the citizens of Bulgaria and other EU countries to cross the borders carrying just IDs during the recent problems caused by the Iceland volcanic clouds.

The participants at the regional police forum analyzed the results of the Bulgarian chairmanship over the regional committee and discussed future cooperation.

Dačić had several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the forum and on Thursday he and his Bulgarian counterpart signed an agreement on police cooperation between Serbia and Bulgaria.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Interior Ministries of Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova and Montenegro.

At the end of the meeting, Macedonia was handed the rotating presidency over the regional committee.

The Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe was signed in Vienna in May 2006.