OTS Interior Ministers Strengthen Joint Crime-Fighting Cooperation
OTS Interior Ministers Strengthen Joint Crime-Fighting Cooperation
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Kazakhstan’s Interior Minister Yerzhan Sadenov chaired the meeting, which was attended by Azerbaijan’s Vilayat Eyvazov, Kyrgyzstan’s Ulan Niyazbekov, Türkiye’s Mustafa Çiftçi, Uzbekistan’s Aziz Tashpulatov and OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.
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Sadenov said the cooperation had already produced concrete results, including solved crimes, the detention of wanted individuals and the disruption of criminal schemes, and urged participants to implement the agreements in practice.
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OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev called for joint projects of mutual interest among the law-enforcement agencies of OTS member states and highlighted direct interaction, rapid information exchange and coordinated measures to prevent and suppress crime.
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During a separate meeting with the law-enforcement chiefs, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Kazakhstan had created a new Office of the Security Council to analyze global and national challenges and coordinate national security.
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The ministers’ agenda also specifically included cooperation on locating people evading criminal prosecution and searching for missing persons, as well as combating illegal betting and gambling.
Interior ministers from five Turkic nations agreed in Astana to dramatically expand law-enforcement cooperation and speed up information sharing. Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry reported that Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan will now work together on tracking criminals, fighting cybercrime, combating terrorism, and stopping human trafficking across their borders.
The ministers signed a joint declaration outlining priority security areas and plan to create a Crime Control Council linking all member and observer states. Kazakhstan's Interior Minister Yerzhan Sadenov said the cooperation has already worked—solving crimes, catching wanted individuals, and breaking up criminal schemes. The next meeting is scheduled for 2027 in Türkiye.
Five Nations Unite Against Transnational Crime
The meeting brought together interior ministers from all five OTS member states. Kazakhstan's Yerzhan Sadenov chaired the gathering, joined by Azerbaijan's Vilayat Eyvazov, Kyrgyzstan's Ulan Niyazbekov, Türkiye's Mustafa Çiftçi and Uzbekistan's Aziz Tashpulatov. OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev emphasized the need for direct interaction and rapid information exchange to prevent and suppress crime across borders.
The five nations face shared threats from organized criminals, human traffickers and extremists operating across their borders. By pooling their police forces and intelligence agencies, the ministers hope to make it much harder for criminals to escape justice or move illicit goods and people across the region.
New Crime Control Council to Coordinate Enforcement
The ministers agreed to create a Crime Control Council involving OTS member states and observer nations. This new body will coordinate joint investigations, share suspect databases and organize coordinated police operations. The declaration specifically targets wanted fugitives, missing persons, cybercriminals, human traffickers and extremist networks operating across the five countries.
Sadenov told participants the cooperation has already delivered results. Agencies have solved crimes, detained wanted individuals and disrupted criminal schemes through information sharing. He urged all ministers to put the new agreements into practice immediately rather than letting them sit on paper.
Tokayev Calls for Stronger Regional Security Amid Global Instability
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met separately with law-enforcement chiefs to stress the importance of security coordination. He told them that global instability is rising and Turkic states must protect themselves through closer cooperation. Tokayev announced that Kazakhstan has created a new Office of the Security Council to analyze threats and coordinate national security policy.
The security challenge is urgent. Terrorism, human trafficking, illegal migration and organized crime exploit weak borders and poor coordination between nations. By strengthening ties among their interior ministries and law-enforcement agencies, the five Turkic states aim to create a tighter security perimeter that makes it harder for criminals and extremists to operate freely.
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