Interior minister desribes relations with Turkey as positive

Interior Minister Ali Hammoud and an accompanying delegation concluded yesterday a three-day official visit to Turkey.

During his visit, Hammoud met President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey and held talks with his Turkish counterpart aimed at developing and strengthening bilateral relations between the Interior Ministries in both countries.

In a statement to SANA, Hammoud expressed satisfaction over the positive results of his visit, and appreciation over the development of the standing relations of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, particularly between the two Interior Ministries.

He indicated that the signed new memorandum of understanding and cooperation aims at enhancing cooperation in the security field, combating drag trafficking, crime and organized crime, and illegal immigration between the two neighboring countries.

The memo also stipulates intensifying contact, and exchanging expertise between the two ministries, and combating terrorism for the interest of the two countries.