The Director General of the State Police, Major General Ilir Proda, is elected president of SEPCA (Southeastern European Police Chiefs Association).
"I assure you of my maximum commitment at the head of SEPCA and the Albanian State Police to work together by further deepening the cooperation so far. We are police officers and we have a mission: an uncompromising fight against crime to guarantee the security of the citizens of our countries. At the Albanian State Police you will find commitment, dedication, determination and reliability to conduct joint investigations and operations. The participation of the President of Interpol and other representatives of law enforcement agencies is an indicator of the support and trust they have in our work, and this obliges us to move forward, correcting what we have not done well and taking the appropriate steps to prevent and crack down on global crimes that threaten the entire world, in order to enable the rule of law and create an environment as unsafe as possible for those who violate the law ," Proda said in a message.
During the SEPCA General Assembly, participants had the opportunity to discuss the current situation and regional role of SEPCA in the fight against human smuggling and migrant trafficking, regional synergies in the fight against cybercrime, further strengthening regional operational cooperation in the fight against all criminal phenomena affecting the countries of the SEPCA region, increasing cooperation in the field of training, as well as the importance and assessment of the role of women in the ranks of the Police.
At the end of this activity, the ceremony of assuming the presidency of SEPCA by the General Director of the State Police, Major General Ilir Proda, took place.
The Director General of the State Police will hold the position of President of SEPCA until December 2025.
The Director General, during the assembly, held numerous meetings with SEPCA counterparts and representatives of law enforcement agencies, to whom he assured of his and the State Police's commitment and determination to strengthen cooperation in the interest of the rule of law.
The General Assembly of SEPCA (South East European Police Chiefs Association) was held in Belgrade. Present at this event were the General Directors of Police of SEPCA member countries and its National Coordinators.
Also invited to this event were the President of Interpol, Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dacic, representatives of the OSCE, the Embassy of the United States of America in Belgrade, Europol, Cepol, the Austrian BK, the EU4FAST Project, etc.