PM Modi To Address 90th Interpol General Assembly Today
The meeting will be attended by delegations from 195 Interpol member countries, comprising ministers and police chiefs of countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 90th Interpol general assembly today, which will be attended by delegations from 195 member countries comprised of ministers, country police chiefs, heads of national central bureaus, and senior police officers, an official statement from Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
The general assembly will be held in New Delhi from October 18 to 21.
"Prime Minister Modi will address the 90th Interpol general assembly on October 18 at around 1:45 PM in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi", as per the PMO statement.
The meeting will be attended by delegations from 195 Interpol member countries, comprising ministers, police chiefs of countries, heads of national central bureaus and senior police officers.
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The general assembly is Interpol's supreme governing body and meets once a year to take key decisions related to its functioning.
The meeting is taking place in India after a gap of about 25 years, it was last held in 1997.
"The Interpol General Assembly meeting is taking place in India after a gap of about 25 years – it was last held in 1997," the release read further.
India's proposal to host the Interpol general assembly in New Delhi in 2022, coinciding with the 75th year of India's independence, was unanimously approved by the assembly.
According to the statement, the event provides an opportunity to showcase the best practises in India's law and order system to the entire world.
"The event provides an opportunity to showcase best practices in India’s law and order system to the entire world," the statement said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al Raisi, Secretary General Jurgen Stock, and the CBI director will all be present on the occasion.
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