During the
visit, the heads of delegations were received by President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. During the meeting, issues of strengthening
regional security and developing cooperation between law enforcement agencies
were discussed. The importance of coordinating the efforts of the Central Asian
countries and China in ensuring stability and public order was emphasized.
During the
main part of the meeting, the parties discussed issues of increasing the
effectiveness of the exchange of operational information and improving mechanisms
to combat transnational crime. Special attention is paid to joint measures
against drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime and other types of
international threats.
Issues of
countering extremism and radicalization, including improving migration policy
and strengthening preventive work among the population, were also discussed.
The
directions of cooperation in the field of training and advanced training of law
enforcement officers, including joint training programs, the exchange of
specialists and the introduction of modern training methods, were considered
separately.
The
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan has made a number of
proposals, including:
strengthening
cooperation in identifying and suppressing drug trafficking and financial
channels of organized criminal groups;
prompt
exchange of information about cybercrimes, fraudulent schemes, banned online
resources and wanted persons;
appointment
of responsible liaison officers to coordinate work on countering terrorism and
extremism.
Uzbekistan's
experience in the work of "working groups" aimed at preventing
radicalization and social rehabilitation of people prone to extremist ideas is
also presented. The meeting participants supported the initiative to introduce
this experience in other countries of the region.
Following
the meeting, a corresponding protocol was signed. This meeting in the Central
Asia-China format was assessed as another important step towards strengthening
regional cooperation in the field of security and law and order.
