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09:15, December 04, 2008 |
Jordan and the European Union (EU) Wednesday launched a project to boost the kingdom's efficiency in fighting terrorism and organized crime.
The project, known as Jordan-Euro Anti-Terrorism and Combating Organized Crime Partnership, eyes to bolster skills of Jordanian security personnel in detonators management and homicide fields, Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suheir Al-Ali said on the signing ceremony.
According to the European Commission (EC), the EU-funded project is the first of counter-terrorist kind the organization has launched in Jordan.
Jordan's Public Security Department chief Mazen Qadi, who also attended the ceremony, highlighted the importance of global cooperation in anti-terrorism as high-tech innovations drastically improved tools of organized crime and terrorism.
Head of the EC delegation to Jordan Patrick Renaud said the pact is a vital means to achieve necessary progress on exchanging information among experts in security fields.
Source:Xinhua
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