INTERPOL Chief on first official visit to Lebanon

National and regional security issues, particularly in relation to terrorism, were high on the agenda for both meetings.

INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock on his first official mission to Lebanon.

In addition to supporting INTERPOL’s efforts to identify foreign terrorist fighters and bomb-makers, Lebanon is also taking part in Project Sharaka. This initiative focuses on the global exchange of information to help detect and intercept members of terrorist networks through technology, capacity building and police operations.

Sharaka connects frontline agencies to I-24/7 (INTERPOL’s secure, global police communications network) at airports, seaports and national borders. This enables officers to share intelligence in real time and to access the Organization’s global criminal databases.

Secretary General Jürgen Stock discussed national and regional security issues with Major General Imad Osman, head of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces.

Secretary General Stock also visited the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Beirut which acts as the single point of contact with other NCBs and the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France.

On his first official mission to Lebanon, INTERPOL chief Jürgen Stock met with the Minister of the Interior Raya Haffar El Hassan.