KATHMANDU: Asia faces one of the severest security situations in the world, with spreading international terrorism, regional conflicts and cybercrimes posing an unprecedented challenge for policing, the Interpol today said.
The 190-member international police organisation, however, said it was ready to work with police officers in Asia to contribute to Asian security, but called for improvement in law enforcement cooperation and security governance reforms.
Interpol President Meng Hongwei said security situation in Asia was “one of the severest” in the world, “with incessant regional turbulence and conflicts impacting peace and stability.”
“Spreading international terrorism, increasing organised crimes, rampant emerging crimes and cybercrimes are posing unprecedented challenges for police,” Hongwei said at the 23rd Interpol Asian Regional Conference that began here today.
The three-day meet themed – ‘Law Enforcement Cooperation in Asia: current and future challenges’ – brought together delegates, including heads of security agencies and Government officials, from 33 countries of the region to discuss issues of human and drugs trafficking, terrorism and cybercrimes. (AGENCIES)
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