Meeting between the IISG Secretariat and the Police Director of Republika Srpska

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Meeting between the IISG Secretariat and the Police Director of Republika Srpska

Monday, 27 February, 2023 @ 14:00 - 16:00

On 27 February 2023, the IISG Secretariat visited the Police Directorate of Republika Srpska in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main purpose of the meeting was to provide introductory information and state of play of the IISG work to the Police Director of Republika Srpska, Mr. Siniša Kostrešević. The meeting discussed The role of IISG, as an open security platform; the role and contribution of the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (MoI RS) to the IISG process; support provided to the IISG by the European Commission and DG NEAR; and the contribution of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) (which MOI RS is chairing) to the IISG process.

The IISG HoS, Mr. Sojati, presented the state of play and the work done by the IISG Secretariat and explained the reasons IISG was proposed as an open security platform for Western Balkans.

As a host country, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a very important role in the IISG Secretariat and is a leading partner in regional security cooperation in all three pillars, with the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska being part of the IISG platform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and contributing to all IISG products. Mr. Sojati informed the RS Police Director that DG NEAR is fully supporting the IISG, and the Commission is pleased to see the products such as needs mapping, response mapping, and IISG Database. Mr. Sojati complimented the work done by the members of the Working Group who represent the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Security governing structure to the IISG.

RS Police Director, Mr. Siniša Kostrešević assured of the support to the process, emphasising that, as SEPCA Chair, he will include IISG activities in the overall SEPCA agenda, welcoming IISG Secretariat to participate and introduce IISG in all future SEPCA meetings.

Full support to the IISG Secretariat in its future activities, both nationally and regionally, was agreed at the meeting.  RS Police Director proposed that IISG participate in the SEPCA cybercrime conference in March 2023 in Banja Luka, which the Head of the IISG Secretariat accepted.

The Head of the IISG Secretariat was briefed on the upcoming two general assemblies of SEPCA (May 2023 and November 2023) where IISG can participate and deliver a presentation, and the IISG Secretariat and the RS Ministry of Interior will exchange agendas for the upcoming events.

 

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Date:
Monday, 27 February, 2023
Time:
14:00 - 16:00
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