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Press Release by the Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

16.09.2013

The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Ramil Usubov, on 16 September, received the special coordinator appointed by OSCE Chairman-in-Office for monitoring of presidential election in Azerbaijan, first deputy head of the French delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Michel Voisin, and head of the France-Azerbaijan friendship group in the French National Assembly Thierry Mariani.
The Minister, welcoming the guests, stated that the relationship with OSCE is of great importance for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and noted that close cooperation had been established with the OSCE Baku Office for the purpose of ensuring the human rights and freedoms, protection of public order, strengthening the combat against transnational organized crime. It was stated that, owing to such productive and efficient cooperation, a number of very significant events and projects for improving the activity of the police, including “Community Policing” project, were implemented. Over the past years, over 2,000 policemen were involved in the projects organized by the OSCE.
Mr. Ramil Usubov said that the practical application of the obtained experience is also carried out successfully.
Further, the Minister of Internal Affairs briefed on the criminal situation, and talked about the necessary legal and regulatory framework developed to bring the policing in line with international standards through the assistance provided by a number of reputable international organizations, including OSCE experts, as well as the reforms carried out. The Minister, stressing the role of the seminars and trainings conducted with the support if the OSCE in aligning the activity of policemen with international standards, expanding their horizon and heightening their proficiency, thanked the OSCE and the head of its Baku office for their support.    
Discussing the challenges, it was noted that the combatting terrorism, as one of the main types of transnational organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings and illegal migration is always on the focus, and the importance of joint efforts in combatting these types of crime was stressed.
Talking about the upcoming presidential elections to be conducted in our country, the Minister Ramil Usubov pointed out that a special action plan has been developed by the Ministry and is already put into execution for the purpose of ensuring public order during the pre-election period and the elections, preventing possible violations of law and ensuring proper fulfillment of all tasks and duties of the police during this nationwide event.
The Minister assured the guests that the personnel of police authorities are fully ready to fulfill their duties with respect to the presidential elections to be conducted on 9 October.
Mr. Michel Voisin thanked the Minister for the warm welcome and detailed information and noted that it is his forth visit to Azerbaijan to observe the elections conducted in our country and highly appreciated the progress he witnessed in our republic.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged their views on a number of other issues of common interest.

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