TIRANA, October 11 /ATA/ Minister of the Interior Bledi Çuçi is in Austria for an official visit together with Director General of the State Police Muhamet Rrumbullaku. Today, he met his counterpart Gerhard Karner.
“We discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the police field, the fight against organized crime, terrorism, cyber attacks and illegal immigration. Minister Karner praised Albania for the measures taken as a transit country in blocking illegal migratory flows from African or Middle Eastern countries to Europe”, said Minister Çuçi.
The Austrian side also welcomed the sending of Liaison Officer to Vienna as a sign of increased cooperation between the two countries.
The two ministers also discussed on the cooperation that has started between the State Police and the Alpine Polizei of Austria, one of the elite police structures in all of Europe.
“We have started a cooperation process with the Alpine Polizei of Austria, to train Rapid Intervention Force units in our Alps, so that Albania also has a special and specialized structure for alpine areas”, said Minister Çuçi.
The first trainings are expected to start in the last days of October in the area of Theth.
Furthermore, Minister Çuçi appreciated the role of Austria as a historically friendly country for Albania and unwavering supporter from the first moments of the creation of the Albanian state until today while we are on the irreversible path to EU membership. /j.p/r.e/p.s./
