Director of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad Vilić and his deputies Ranko Vuković and Ivica Bošnjak received an inaugural visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Marco Di Ruzza.
Director Vilić introduced the Ambassador to the legal responsibilities of the Directorate, as one of the police agencies at the state level and its role in the security system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also presented the planned activities included in the strategic Plan for the development of the Directorate.
The interlocutors commented on the activities carried out in the past period, in which the members of the Italian police and police officers of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of B&H jointly participated, as well as on the cooperation through the IPA Project 2019 – Combating Serious Crime in the Western Balkans. In particular, it was emphasized the importance of international operational police cooperation, which takes place through the channels of Interpol, Europol and the police liaison officer.
Director Vilić and Ambassador Di Ruzza assessed the cooperation so far as extremely successful and expressed confidence that it will continue in the future.