The Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Department of Internal Affairs and the Utena District Police Commissariat of Lithuania are considering participation in an EU project

June 15, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Internal Affairs Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the Main Police Commissariat of the Utena District of the Republic of Lithuania are considering participation in the EU project "Joint actions to ensure public safety in the border regions of Lithuania and Belarus" of the cross-border cooperation program "Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus". This was announced today at a press conference by the head of the Internal Affairs Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Naydenko, BELTA correspondent reports. A delegation from the border district commissariat was on a two-day visit to the region, during which they proposed that the Belarusian side participate in a joint European project. According to Alexander Naydenko, the project provides for the exchange of information, work experience in the field of public order protection, organization of internships for law enforcement officers of the two regions, and strengthening the material and technical base of internal affairs departments. If the consent of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus is obtained for participation in this project, then in August of the current year, the Internal Affairs Department and the Utena Commissariat will begin work on preparing the project and submit it to the European Commission for consideration. The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus to the Belarusian Embassy in Lithuania, Sergey Gud, said that Vitebsk region was the first to receive an offer from the Lithuanian side, but in the near future similar projects may be presented by two districts of the Republic of Lithuania for consideration by law enforcement officers of Grodno region. Soon, the population of the border regions of Belarus and Lithuania will have the opportunity to cross the state border without hindrance, businessmen of the two countries are also interested in developing relations, therefore, to ensure the safety of people, it is necessary to establish closer contacts between the law enforcement agencies of the two countries. -0-