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Kazakhstan and Georgia to strengthen cooperation against transnational crime

The interior ministers met in Astana during an international conference on combating cybercrime.

The interior ministers of Kazakhstan and Georgia discussed joint efforts against transnational crime, online fraud and cybercrime. It was their second meeting this year.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

Interior ministers of Kazakhstan and Georgia hold talks in Astana
The interior ministers of Kazakhstan and Georgia meet in Astana. Illustrative photo. Photo: Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

Kazakhstan’s Interior Minister Erzhan Sadenov met Georgia’s Interior Minister Sulkhan Tamazashvili in Astana. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the International Conference on Combating Cybercrime.

The ministers discussed cooperation against transnational crime and online fraud, the search for criminals and migration security.

Sadenov praised the promptness of Georgian counterparts in locating and extraditing people wanted for criminal prosecution. The sides also discussed closer cooperation between cybercrime units, rapid information exchange and coordination of joint actions.

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Under a memorandum between the two ministries’ educational institutions, the countries are developing programmes for academic exchanges, internships and joint research. The ministers also discussed migration security and the work of liaison officers who facilitate cooperation between law enforcement agencies.

This was the second meeting between the heads of the two ministries this year. The sides reaffirmed their readiness to strengthen cooperation against crime, protect citizens’ security and uphold the principle that punishment is inevitable.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan

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