TIRANA, February 5/ATA/-The General Director of the State Police Ardi Veliu received the vice-President of Interpol’s European division and Head of the Czech Police International Police Cooperation Division Sarka Havrankova.
The talks focused on issues of common interest, strengthening of cooperation and identification of other fields of cooperation in the future.
Veliu praised the great relations between the State Police and the Interpol emphasizing that the State Police has made a contribution for fulfillment of the obligations defined by the Interpol since the moment it became part of this agency.
Further on, Veliu positively assessed the great cooperation with the Czech Police in context of common fight against crime of every form. He also praised the work of the Focal Point of the Czech Republic attached to the Czech Embassy in Tirana Adriatik Shino who is committed to increase cooperation between the two police forces.
Veliu also thanked Havrankova for paying her first visit to Albania.
On her part, the Interpol vice president positively assessed the up to now cooperation with Albania’s State Police and expressed readiness to support the State Police.
Havrankova informed Director Veliu that the Interpol is planning to realize two trainings on the RELIEV database and in this context she suggested that the Albanian Police should send its officers to the training course.
Speaking about the common memo due to be signed in context of the tourist season between Czech Police and the Albanian Police, Havrankova appreciated it an important initiative which would promote the relations between the two agencies./p.s./
