Korean, Russian police to keep order during World Cup

Korean police have agreed with their Russian counterparts to cooperate in keeping order and protecting athletes and tourists during this year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, police said Wednesday.

Lee Chul-sung, head of the Korean National Police Agency, and Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev held talks in Moscow the previous day, signing a pact on an international police cooperation center that Russia plans to set up to work together with international police forces in the run-up to the 2018 World Cup in the country.

Under the pact, South Korean and Russian police will work together in protecting South Kore- an residents and tourists and maintaining order during the sports event.

The Russian Interior Ministry has been forming similar deals with all the countries whose national teams will compete during the World Cup so that Russian police can cooperate with international police forces at the center in Domodedovo outside Moscow.

The Korean National Police Agency (NPA) will dispatch four police officers to Russia.

The NPA will work with Russian police officers to tackle security-related issues during the World Cup, scheduled to run June 14 through July 15.