The delegation of the BiH Ministry of Security, consisting of Husein Nanić, Director of the Police Support Agency, Mišo Ćavar, Deputy Director of the Police Support Agency and Ankica Tomić, Head of the International Cooperation Department, took part at the Fourth Lianyungang Forum in China.
The Forum was organized by the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China. The Forum brought together law enforcement representatives from 31 countries and five international organizations. The meeting was devoted to strengthening co-operation between law enforcement agencies and security services with a view to empowering their capacities in order to more effectively prevent and suppress all forms of crime at the global, regional and national level, in the future. A special emphasis was put on design and implementation of joint security projects and improvement of co-operation for the purpose of more efficient exchange of information within the existing information exchange mechanisms.
The establishment of possible new mechanisms that would enable faster and more effective joint action by law enforcement agencies in the context of combating contemporary security threats and global challenges such as terrorism, transnational organized crime, cybercrime, illegal migration, money laundering, etc., was also discussed at the forum.
The format of the Forum consisted of plenary speeches, round tables as well as presentation of exercises and exhibition of police equipment. The delegation of the BiH Ministry of Security participated in all the activities mentioned above. The BiH delegation also held a presentation on the importance of efficient exchange of information as a key precondition for joint action on prevention, detection and prosecution of various forms of crime.
The members of the BiH Delegation also established bilateral contacts with the Forum participants from different countries and international organizations, including Forum hosts, i.e. the Ministry of Public Security of China, to discuss options for future cooperation modalities.