Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj received the Dutch Ambassador to Albania, Dewi van de Weerd, who was accompanied by a liaison officer at the mission.

Xhafaj acquainted the Ambassador with the priorities of the Ministry of Interior in this governing mandate.

Among them, he underlined the Vetting process in the police, the fight against drugs, organized crime and the prevention of asylum seekers.

The Ambassador praised the work done and the very good relations between the police in both countries.

She also expressed readiness to support the new priorities of the Ministry of Interior through technical and logistical assistance.

Ambassador expressed confidence in deepening the cooperation between the two countries in the future. She claimed to have noted the measures taken by the State Police to curb the asylum seeker phenomenon.

The interlocutors agreed to deepen cooperation in the fight against organized crime through intensification of information exchange.

The Ambassador expressed his conviction that Vetting in the State Police will increase the trust of the citizens. /Tvklan.al