Belarus Becomes Interpol European Committee Member

Belarus has become the first among the CIS states to be elected as a member of the Interpol European Committee (IEC), the Chairman the National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol in Belarus Vladimir Levitanov said.

The decision was taken at the 33d Interpol European conference in Kishinev. In May this year the Netherlands and Italy were substituted for Belarus and Turkey.

Vladimir Levitanov said, “the Committee consists of representatives from eight member states, elected by the European Regional Conference for a period of four years and a European delegate from the Executive Committee nominated by the members of the Executive Committee. The Chairman of the IEC is chosen from amidst the members of the Committee by secret ballot.”

The representatives of the IEC member-states will gather for a work meeting in Lion (France) at the end of June, Vladimir Levitanov informed.

The NCB of Interpol in Belarus and Europol (European police) are set to reach an cooperation agreement that will form a legal basis for information exchange in an attempt to disclose crime. He explained the agreement has been initiated in the view of the EU enlargement. Similar documents have been signed between Europol and NCB of Interpol in Russia.

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