Belgium and Turkey strengthen security cooperation to combat organized crime

Brussels, October 20 (KUNA) -- Belgium and Turkey announced on Tuesday the strengthening of their cooperation in the security field and the fight against organized crime, through enhanced coordination between police forces, accelerated exchange of information and expertise, and the organization of joint training exercises. Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Clerfayt said on the X platform that he signed a new agreement with his Turkish counterpart, Mustafa Çavuşoğlu, aimed at speeding up the exchange of information, enhancing the sharing of expertise, and organizing joint field training. Clerfayt clarified that the two countries seek, through enhanced security cooperation and coordination, to better protect their citizens by intensifying efforts to combat organized crime networks that are increasingly active at the international level. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the first high-level political dialogue between the foreign, interior, and justice ministers of the two countries in a decade. (End) A.R.N. / R.J.