MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) – A meeting of heads of law enforcement agencies of Belarus and Nigeria took place in the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry on 27 July, the ministry's press service told BelTA.
In his welcome speech Belarusian Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov said: “The Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry is ready to advance interaction with law enforcement agencies of Nigeria in various areas, including the counteraction of international terrorism and extremism, high-tech crimes, illegal trade in drugs, weapons and ammunition, illegal migration, and other manifestations of organized crime.”
As initial steps the Belarusian side suggested considering the possibility of training personnel for Nigerian law enforcement agencies. Ivan Kubrakov stressed the Academy of the Internal Affairs Ministry has considerable experience of training foreign specialists for special operations units, information security units, units in charge of counteracting illegal drugs trade, experience of training canine service units and other kinds.
In turn, Nigerian Internal Affairs Minister Rauf Aregbesola said he was confident that the meeting would open up new horizons in advancing comprehensive cooperation in law enforcement.
The same day members of the Nigerian delegation met with Chief of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry Aleksei Begun. A broad range of matters concerning migration were discussed.
While in Belarus the Nigerian delegation is expected to meet with top officials of the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus, the Emergencies Ministry, and the State Border Committee of Belarus. The delegation will visit the Academy of the Internal Affairs Ministry and the Academy's international center for training, career enhancement, and retraining of personnel in the sphere of migration and counteraction of human trafficking.
