The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) on Nov. 8 said the venue for the 2029 Interpol General Assembly was announced on Nov. 7 at the global law enforcement body's 92nd event in Glasgow, Scotland. Shown above is new Interpol Secretary-General Valdecy Urquiza on Nov. 5 speaking at this year's assembly. (Interpol's official website)
By Margareth Theresia
Seoul will host the 2029 Interpol General Assembly, its first time holding the event in three decades.
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) on Nov. 8 said the venue for the event was announced the day before at the global law enforcement body's 92nd gathering in Glasgow, Scotland.
Seoul will thus host the event for the first time since 1999. The successful bid was thanks to promotional activities that began at Interpol's 91st general assembly in Austria last year.
The KNPA said the 2029 event in Seoul will serve as a catalyst to make Korea a pivotal nation in international police cooperation.
For this, the KNPA will strengthen not only its inter-country cooperation but also the role of Interpol's National Central Bureau in Seoul. It will also promote the country's advanced public security policy and cutting-edge equipment to police around the world.
The annual Interpol gathering is the organization's top decision-making body where 196 member states discuss leading policy and financial issues and elect the secretary general and executive board.
Interpol member states will hold bilateral meetings on the occasion of the general assembly to boost cooperation in major crimes and conduct public security diplomacy.
"The successful hosting bid for the 2029 Interpol General Assembly has again attracted the interest and attention of law enforcement bodies worldwide to Korea," said Lee Jun-hyeong, director-general of the KNPA's International Cooperation Bureau. "We will diligently prepare so that the KNPA can play a leading role in setting standards for international cooperation in public security."
