The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Ambassador Ahmed Maalin Fiqi, met with the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jürgen Stock, to strengthen Somalia’s role in the fight against international crime and terrorism. Somalia, as the first line of defense, plays an important role in preventing these threats from spreading to the rest of the region and the world.
During the meeting, Minister Fiqi emphasized the need to work together with INTERPOL to strengthen the capacity of the Somali police in the fight against terrorism, cybercrime, and illegal arms trafficking. He also pointed to the progress Somalia has made in arms management, which has led to the lifting of the long-standing arms embargo, which is a major achievement for global security.
The Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jürgen Stock, praised the progress made by the Somali Police in the fight against organized crime, and promised to strengthen the cooperation of Somalia’s security agencies, especially the police, to increase their capacity in the fight against international crime. . Minister Fiqi also presented Somalia’s strategic priorities for the coming years, focusing on security cooperation.