Vucic receives Interpol president

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss further advancement of Serbia's cooperation with Interpol as well as security challenges in the region and globally.

"I highlighted the significance our country attaches to the cooperation with Interpol, which is the key component of the fight against organised crime and terrorism. Serbia is already recognised as a dependable partner on the international scene and, to date, it has demonstrated exceptional commitment to global efforts to preserve security," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account.

Vucic thanked the Interpol president for his full support for a Serbian initiative to open a regional Interpol bureau in Belgrade, which would contribute further to better ties among countries in the region in the fight against transnational crime.

"That is why we will be working on expediting the necessary procedures for carrying out this important project, which would be historic for the region. We agreed that, through further cooperation and joint operations, we will continue to contribute to strengthening of global efforts in the fight against crime," Vucic wrote in the post.