Meeting between UNODC Country Representative and Director General of Iranian Interpol
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Tehran, 01 May 2024 – The Country Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran, Mr. Alexander Fedulov, had an official meeting with Brigadier General Majid Karimi, the Deputy General Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Law Enforcement, the Chief of Law Enforcement International Affairs, and Director General of Iranian INTERPOL, in which both parties reviewed the activities under implementation, and discussed the scope and perspective of future cooperation.
In this meeting, UNODC Iran Country Representative briefed on the recent activities and procurements conducted by UNODC Iran under the generous funds received from the UNODC traditional donors. He reiterated the readiness of UNODC to delegate technical and procurement supports to the Islamic Republic of Iran under the UNODC Iran Country Partnership Programme with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Brigadier General Karimi stated that drug is obviously one of the pillars of UNODC mandate as reflected in its name, though various topics on crimes could also be addressed by this Office, and inter alia he suggested coopetition to address challenges posed by drug trafficking and drug related crimes.
This meeting was organized as part of the activities foreseen in the framework of the sub-programme 1 “Border Management and Illicit Trafficking” and sub-programme 2 “Crime, Corruption, and Criminal Justice” of UNODC Country Partnership Programme for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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For additional information please contact
Amir Hossein Vaziri (Mr.), National Programme Manager.
UNODC Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran Tel.: +98 21 88 87 83- 77
Email: Amirhossein.vaziri@un.org