Dubai, Serbia team up for strategic policing

Two sides sign MoU to enhance security cooperation and collaboration

A similar dialogue was recently held with the Turkish authorities to exchange experience and best practices.

Dubai and Serbia will join forces to combat crimes, boost strategic policing dialogue and security partnerships.

This was revealed after Bratislav Gasic, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, recently met with Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, and the accompanying delegation, to discuss a number of issues of common interest related to security, police and crime prevention.

Comprehensive tie-up

The meeting was held as part of the comprehensive strategic partnerships between the two friendly nations as per the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to serve the mutual interests of the two countries and benefit their peoples.

During the official visit, the Dubai Police Commanderin-Chief initiated the ‘Policing Strategic Dialogue’, which seeks to cement cooperation and boost strategic partnership between the UAE Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia.

Lt. Gen. Al Marri explained that the UAE-Serbia Policing Strategic Dialogue aims to enhance the security partnership between the two ministries, facilitate security services operations and streamline policing transactions for residents and citizens. He also stated that a similar dialogue was recently held with the Turkish authorities to exchange experience and best practices with their counterparts.

“Initiating the Policing Strategic Dialogue is as per the directives of Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, to the UAE Ministry of Interior to initiate policing strategic dialogues with its international counterparts and enhance the international cooperation in the fields of security and policing,” he said.

During the official visit, Gasic, and Lt. Gen. Al Marri also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance the cooperation and collaboration in various policing and security areas and utilise the best practices in combating transnational crime.