New York (TDI): Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in combating cybercrime, online fraud and other transnational security challenges.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on the sidelines of a United Nations summit in New York.
According to Pakistan’s Interior Ministry, the two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in other areas of mutual interest, including training and exchange programs for police officers.
The ministers also exchanged views on the ongoing US-Iran conflict and the broader security situation in the Middle East. During the meeting, the Bangladeshi minister appreciated Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting regional peace.
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Mohsin Naqvi said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had played an important role in efforts aimed at maintaining peace.
He stressed that both countries should take advantage of new opportunities to further strengthen bilateral relations.
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Naqvi is currently visiting the United States after representing Pakistan at the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit held on July 7 and 8, which brought together interior ministers, police chiefs and senior law enforcement officials to discuss international cooperation against transnational crime.
On the sidelines of the summit, Naqvi also met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as well as his counterparts from China, Russia and Sri Lanka.
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