Interpol conference on fighting terrorism convenes in Cairo

Egyptian Minister of the Interior Habib al-Adli today opens the 67th general conference for the International criminal police organization "Interpol." The conference will last for 6 days.

Well-informed sources said that al-Adli will center in his inaugural speech at the conference on the need to reactivate cooperation between the organization's member states and strengthening it in the areas of exchanging information about the activities of terrorists and arresting them.

The sources added that the Egyptian delegation will submit a report including items that should be used to minimize terrorist activities on the international level.

The conference's agenda includes several issues pertaining to cooperation between member states. These include laying down a new strategy for the organization for the coming century, approving new modern technologies in the area of criminal research, drawing a new strategy in training, confronting the international phenomenon of drug-trafficking and getting acquainted with the latest methods of forging currencies, and tracing money movements of terrorist organization.

Some 142 countries are taking part in the conference in addition to 11 international organizations. On Sunday, Israeli Minister of the Interior Avigdor Kahalani will arrive to take part in the works of the conference. The Israeli security delegation will arrive today led by Ehuda Filk.

Meanwhile, An official in the Egyptian Interior Ministry said the conference will make important decisions, such as establishing a comprehensive database to collect information released in the reports of Interpol national bureaus, the issuing of warnings, discussing setting private periodic meetings, and regulating anti-terrorism symposiums.