Dubai: A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday between Dubai Police and Bundeskriminalamt (The Federal Criminal Police office of Germany) to develop capability and capacity in police cooperation and to promote best law-enforcement practices.

The signing happened during the first day of the international 7th Symposium of the Best Police Practices hosted in Dubai, which had keynote speakers in the fields of child abuse and pornography, organised crime, and security-education programme. The specialists shed light on their experiences about the impact of these crimes on the society and ways to handle it.

Jorg Ziercke, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany, expressed his delight about the memorandum as well as the symposium saying, "Dubai has growingly improved its capability and capacity in a wide-range of aspects and has a very positive reputation internationally. We are delighted to sign this agreement, especially cooperating in investigations related to organised crimes and money laundry. We also look forward to mutually share the latest technology used in criminal investigations and security."

"On a number of criminal cases Dubai Police and Bundeskriminalamt cooperated in capturing the suspects involved in the crime be it a robbery or drug smuggling. Cooperating with Dubai Police will mutually benefit both countries in limiting crimes," he said.