BUCHAREST, October 23rd – The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanović paid an official visit to the SECI Center and reassured Mitja Močnik, the organization’s director about the full support of Montenegro in fighting trans-border crime.
The Joint Cooperation Committee, the highest decision body of the SECI Center, ratified the Montenegro’s integration within the organization at its 28th meeting, held between 5-6th of June at Bucharest.
After the SECI Agreement is officially ratified in Montenegro, the National Police and the Custom Administration will send their permanent representatives to Bucharest. They will join the liaison officers from 12 member states, (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) who work together in direct cooperation, coordinate joint investigations and facilitate information exchange.
The SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, was launched in 2000.
Besides the member countries, there are 21 observers, countries and organizations: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, EUBAM, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Ukraine, UNDP Romania, the United Kingdom, UNMIK, and the United States of America.
