Members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary today welcomed a delegation of the Indonesian National Police who are in the country for bilateral consultation meetings with the Constabulary.
The head of the International Relations Division of the Indonesian National Police, Inspector General Krishna Murti, S.I.K, M. Si, led the Indonesian delegation. He began his three-day visit to Papua New Guinea today.
Inspector General Krishna Murti was given a Guard of Honour and Cross-Arms today at the National Police Headquarters in Port Moresby. The event was witnessed by the senior members of the Constabulary.
Chief of Staff to the Police Commissioner, Commander Steven Francis, said the Indonesia National Police delegation’s visit highlights the importance and the value of the meeting between the two police organisations.
Mr Francis said the bilateral meeting will strengthen the Indonesian National Police and the Constabulary’s cooperation and will also shape pathways for future arrangements.
“Our discussions will also update and review the expired Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in 2015 between the two countries on cooperation in preventing and combating Transnational Crimes and capacity building. The MoU framework provides a pathway to identify common activities for both police organisations.
“Given the current security challenges and law and order issues encountered by both countries along the PNG Indonesian borders, this bilateral meeting overlays arrangements which will collectively address these challenges,” Mr Francis said.
Mr Francis said both countries require collaboration and partnership arrangements to collectively address the issues of transnational crimes.