On April 7, a working meeting was held between Interior Minister Major General Aziz Tashpulatov and Advisor to the President of the French Republic, National Coordinator for Intelligence and Counterterrorism Pascal Mailhos.
During the event, the parties discussed topical areas of practical cooperation, including measures to combat terrorism and extremism, transnational organized crime, human trafficking and cybercrime, as well as the exchange of experience and prospects for the development of bilateral relations.
Following the meeting, which took place in a friendly and constructive atmosphere, key tasks were identified to further strengthen cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of the two countries.
The staff of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with colleagues from Poland, successfully conducted an operation to detain and extradite a citizen who is on the international wanted list for large-scale fraud.
As a result of cooperation between the National Central Bureaus of Interpol of Uzbekistan and Abu Dhabi with the support of the UAE police, twelve citizens who were on the international wanted list were extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Uzbekistan.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul, conducted a major operational search operation.
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Safe City System Development Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan and Inha University in Tashkent.
As a result of the joint actions of the National Central Bureaus of Interpol of Uzbekistan and Turkey, an Uzbek citizen accused of human trafficking was extradited from Istanbul to Tashkent.
Through the joint efforts of the National Central Bureaus of Interpol in Tashkent and Abu Dhabi, the issue of the deportation of a criminal wanted through Interpol channels at the international level was resolved.
An Uzbek citizen who was hiding in the United States and accused of fraud on an especially large scale was extradited to his homeland through the efforts of Interpol and with the support of the American side.
Over the past five years, the number of cybercrimes in our country has increased 68 times, and last year alone - 9.1 times compared to 2023. During this period, the number of complaints from individuals and legal entities on cyberspace offenses increased 34 times.
During the meeting, the Chairman of the association's Board, Vladimir Norov, and the head of the Academy, Rustam Khatamov, had a thorough exchange of views.
