Prishtinë, 9 October 2018

The General Director of the Kosovo Police, Mr. Rashit QALAJ, is staying in Orlando, United States of America in an official visit, attending the 125th IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) conference.

In this conference, where a large number of senior police chiefs from various countries of the world participated, the US President Mr. Donald TRUMP held a speech to the attendees, which among others emphasized the need for global co-operation and support of states in the joint mission for a more peaceful and secure world.

This conference of international character enables the exchange of police experiences, the handling of problems and phenomena in the field of order and security, as well as the recognition of the latest technologies applied in the field of security.

Director QALAJ, among others, paid primary attention to the issue of international police cooperation, with special emphasis to Kosovo’s membership in Interpol. For this aim, dozens of meetings have been conducted with the representatives of various countries around the world, while attending various sessions related to the most important topics such as: police reform through the data management, integrating an ethical framework into the culture of police organizations, media relations in the 21st century, today’s executive police chiefs, female police chiefs redefine leadership like never before etc.

Also in this conference special focus has been given to the fight against terrorism and violent radicalization, transnational organized crime and other types of crime.

On this occasion, Director QALAJ also used the opportunity to participate in the exhibition of various police equipment, with the aim of advancing KP equipment with modern technological equipment in line with global developments.

This conference of police character is one of the largest conferences held annually in the US, where the Kosovo Police has been supported by American ICITAP.