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The head of BKBOP, a body coordinating the fight against grave crimes in CIS states, Nikolai Ovchinnikov, announced at a meeting of CIS member countries' interior ministers which started in Baku on Friday that the presidency in CIS Interior Ministers Council passes to Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov.

In his speech, Usubov said that as evidenced by the time and established practices, cooperation in the format of the CIS Interior Ministers Council has been growing stronger, filled with new specific content for the benefit of the parties and the people.

"I am convinced that the process should continue as positively as it was," Usubov said further. "Cooperation in the format of appropriately countering modern threats and challenges, the success in the fight against international terrorism and transnational organized crime, is based on unity, mutual understanding and balance of joint dedicated efforts to protect the peaceful life of the people," the minister said.

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade said at the opening that one of the priorities of timely adequate response to the threats and challenges of today is strengthening of public safety and joint fight against crime.

"Through cooperative, coordinated efforts during special operations and investigations hundreds of criminal organizations have been revealed, serious crimes disclosed, thousands of individuals in the international wanted list detained," Rasizade said.

The prime minister said it is CIS Interior Ministers Council that gives impetus to many initiatives and helps to take timely measures to control the situation with crime.

"At the current meeting in Baku we have to discuss a whole range of issues to improve cooperation in the optimization of the fight against the most dangerous forms of organized crime, to continue development and implementation of the most effective forms and methods of further cooperation," Rasizade said.