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October 16, 2011 Sunday
INTERPOL Chief says Commonwealth of Independent States collaboration
is a model for other regions, Armenia becomes first CIS country to
recognize INTERPOL passport
Oct. 16 -- INTERPOL Chief says Commonwealth of Independent States
collaboration is a model for other regions Armenia becomes first CIS
country to recognize INTERPOL passportYEREVAN, Armenia - Addressing
the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) in Yerevan today, INTERPOL Secretary General
Ronald K. Noble said that the region's impressive cooperation withthe
world police body played an important role in the global fight against
crime and terrorism.Mr Noble's remarks follow his meeting with
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who agreed to grant INTERPOL
passport holders special visa waiver status, saying that 'in today's
world, law enforcement officers holding INTERPOL passports should not
be delayed in travelling to countries which have asked for
assistance.'President Sargsyan's support and recognition that no
additional burdens should be placed on INTERPOL officials responding
to requests from member countries were praised by Secretary General
Noble as 'a significant step forward in enhancing national, regional
and global security.' The INTERPOL passport, now officially recognized
by 24 countries, is aimed at facilitating the worldwide deployment of
INTERPOL officials, chiefs of law enforcement agencies, heads of
National Central Bureaus and staff by allowing them to travel
internationally on official INTERPOL business without requiring a visa
prior to boarding a plane to assist in transnational investigations or
in urgent deployments.Since taking the helm of the world police body
in 2000, Mr Noble said that the CIS region had repeatedly shown
innovation and unwavering support in its commitment to INTERPOL and
the global law enforcement community, pointing to the creation of the
INTERPOL Anti-Heroin Smuggling Training Centre in Russia in 2007 and
the expansion of access to INTERPOL's tools to frontline police in
more than 50 remote sites across Central Asia through an EU-funded
project.Secretary General Noble's presence at the CIS Ministers
meeting in Yerevan follows his participation at the 'Donbass
Anti-Terror 2011' exercise organized by the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre
and the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk last month.That event
and the willingness of both Russia and Belarus to share evidence and
intelligence obtained after the January 2011 attack on Domodedovo
International airport and the Oktyabrskaya subway station bombing in
Minsk just months later were hailed by Mr Noble as a demonstration of
the region's collaborative approach to security."The close cooperation
between the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
serves as a model for other regions of the world in ensuring that they
present a united and effective front against transnational criminals
and terrorists," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
"This collective approach is vital in maximizing the ability of each
individual country to better combat these shared threats, and is a
strategy clearly employed by all countries in the region to protect
citizens and visitors," added the INTERPOL chief."International police
cooperation via INTERPOL is essential in creating opportunities to
enhance the effectiveness ofnational police services and therefore of
regional and international security," said Minister of the Republic of
Armenia and Head of the Police, Lieutenant-General Alik Sargsyan."We
are committed to using an international approach in the fight against
crime, working with INTERPOL to protect our borders and citizens from
terrorists and other criminals and also to send a strong message to
the global criminal community that it cannot evade justice in
Armenia," added the police chief.During his mission, Mr Noble also
visited the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Yerevan where he was
briefed on a range of policing activities including drug enforcement
and human trafficking.
October 16, 2011 Sunday
INTERPOL Chief says Commonwealth of Independent States collaboration
is a model for other regions, Armenia becomes first CIS country to
recognize INTERPOL passport
Oct. 16 -- INTERPOL Chief says Commonwealth of Independent States
collaboration is a model for other regions Armenia becomes first CIS
country to recognize INTERPOL passportYEREVAN, Armenia - Addressing
the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) in Yerevan today, INTERPOL Secretary General
Ronald K. Noble said that the region's impressive cooperation withthe
world police body played an important role in the global fight against
crime and terrorism.Mr Noble's remarks follow his meeting with
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who agreed to grant INTERPOL
passport holders special visa waiver status, saying that 'in today's
world, law enforcement officers holding INTERPOL passports should not
be delayed in travelling to countries which have asked for
assistance.'President Sargsyan's support and recognition that no
additional burdens should be placed on INTERPOL officials responding
to requests from member countries were praised by Secretary General
Noble as 'a significant step forward in enhancing national, regional
and global security.' The INTERPOL passport, now officially recognized
by 24 countries, is aimed at facilitating the worldwide deployment of
INTERPOL officials, chiefs of law enforcement agencies, heads of
National Central Bureaus and staff by allowing them to travel
internationally on official INTERPOL business without requiring a visa
prior to boarding a plane to assist in transnational investigations or
in urgent deployments.Since taking the helm of the world police body
in 2000, Mr Noble said that the CIS region had repeatedly shown
innovation and unwavering support in its commitment to INTERPOL and
the global law enforcement community, pointing to the creation of the
INTERPOL Anti-Heroin Smuggling Training Centre in Russia in 2007 and
the expansion of access to INTERPOL's tools to frontline police in
more than 50 remote sites across Central Asia through an EU-funded
project.Secretary General Noble's presence at the CIS Ministers
meeting in Yerevan follows his participation at the 'Donbass
Anti-Terror 2011' exercise organized by the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre
and the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk last month.That event
and the willingness of both Russia and Belarus to share evidence and
intelligence obtained after the January 2011 attack on Domodedovo
International airport and the Oktyabrskaya subway station bombing in
Minsk just months later were hailed by Mr Noble as a demonstration of
the region's collaborative approach to security."The close cooperation
between the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
serves as a model for other regions of the world in ensuring that they
present a united and effective front against transnational criminals
and terrorists," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
"This collective approach is vital in maximizing the ability of each
individual country to better combat these shared threats, and is a
strategy clearly employed by all countries in the region to protect
citizens and visitors," added the INTERPOL chief."International police
cooperation via INTERPOL is essential in creating opportunities to
enhance the effectiveness ofnational police services and therefore of
regional and international security," said Minister of the Republic of
Armenia and Head of the Police, Lieutenant-General Alik Sargsyan."We
are committed to using an international approach in the fight against
crime, working with INTERPOL to protect our borders and citizens from
terrorists and other criminals and also to send a strong message to
the global criminal community that it cannot evade justice in
Armenia," added the police chief.During his mission, Mr Noble also
visited the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Yerevan where he was
briefed on a range of policing activities including drug enforcement
and human trafficking.