Kuwait and Italy: Enhancing Security Coordination and Cooperation to Combat Organized Crime
The Kuwaiti Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior discussed with his Italian counterpart ways to enhance security cooperation and combat organized crime in Rome.
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
Deputy Minister of Interior Major General Abdulwahab Al-Wahib met with Italian Director General of Public Security Vittorio Pisani in Rome to discuss ways to enhance security cooperation and exchange expertise between the two sides, as part of his official visit to the friendly Italian Republic. The meeting was attended by Kuwait’s Ambassador to Italy, Nasser Al-Qahtani.
During the meeting, Al-Wahib conveyed greetings and appreciation from First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, emphasizing his commitment to continuing the development of security cooperation relations between Kuwait and Italy, and expanding areas of coordination, expertise exchange, and information sharing in the interest of both countries’ common interests.
The meeting addressed ways to strengthen cooperation in several security areas of mutual interest, foremost among them combating organized crime and illicit drug trafficking, confronting cybercrime, financial and economic crimes, and enhancing border security. It also covered exchanging expertise in training and qualification, and leveraging modern technologies and solutions to support security operations.
The parties discussed developing mechanisms for information exchange between the relevant authorities in both countries, strengthening preventive and proactive capabilities to address emerging criminal patterns, and utilizing modern technologies in monitoring, analysis, and detection operations, thereby contributing to enhancing the efficiency of security work and addressing security challenges.
Al-Wahib also met with several senior officials at the Italian Ministry of the Interior, discussing various topics of mutual interest and ways to enhance cooperation and exchange expertise between the two sides.
Al-Wahib and his accompanying delegation visited several departments under the Italian Ministry of the Interior, where they reviewed their operational nature, coordination mechanisms among relevant authorities, and the key systems and technologies used to support security missions and improve performance efficiency.
