Home Minister Sudan Gurung has departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the World Police Summit.
According to his secretariat, Home Minister Gurung left for Dubai from Tribhuvan International Airport at 7 p.m. on Friday at the formal invitation of the UAE government.
The summit, scheduled to take place in Dubai from November 16 to 18, will feature discussions and exchanges of experiences on international police cooperation, development of security technology, and the latest practices in crime control.
The event will include policy discussions, thematic and technical sessions, roundtable meetings, workshops, training, an international exhibition, and the presentation of World Police Awards, among other activities.
The summit will cover 14 thematic areas, including artificial intelligence-based police services, digital transformation, cybercrime and digital fraud control, cryptocurrency transactions and financial crime control, modern forensic technology, drug trafficking and organized crime control, border security, drone and robotics technology, and space security.
During the summit, Home Minister Gurung is scheduled to hold meetings with ministers responsible for internal affairs and security chiefs from the UAE and various other countries.
The discussions will focus on exchanging technical assistance in the security sector and strengthening international cooperation to combat human trafficking and smuggling, cybercrime, drug trafficking and cross-border organized crime.
