Bahrain's Interior Minister receives GCC Police Force director

Manama, Jan. 8 (BNA): Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received here today the Director of the GCC Police Force, Colonel Mubarak Saeed Al Khaili .  Deputy Chief of Public Security attended the meeting. The Interior Minister welcomed the GCC official, highlighting the importance of the GCC Police Force in linking regional security and police authorities, through joint database and contribution towards crime prevention and fighting. In addition to exploring regional and international partnership by coordinating with related organisations.  He said that the force's tasks help in actively dealing with security challenges and rapid changes in fighting organised and cross border crimes.  The minister was briefed about the programmes and projects of the force and efforts to enhance performance to back the Gulf security information system in fighting terrorism and organised crimes to ensure regional security.   The meeting reviewed various security topics of common interest, including the reinforcement of cooperation and coordination in security work to build on the previous achievements to face common challenges. The meeting was also attended by the Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security.