Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj and Italian counterpart Marco Minniti signed today in Tirana the Protocol on Strengthening Bilateral Co-operation in the Fight Against Terrorism and Trafficking in Human Beings.

The agreement confirms the common will to develop bilateral initiatives that contribute to improving the internal security of the two countries and to strengthen police co-operation for the prevention of international terrorism, trafficking in human beings and related crimes.

The key word is ‘operational cooperation’, which is based on the exchange of information and experience in the field of training.

Based on the Protocol, the two police will exchange information and carry out joint operations with preventive purposes to identify suspected entities for conducting criminal activities./tvklan.al