The Secretary General met with General Sulub Ahmed Firin, Commissioner of the Somali Police Force, and his delegation at INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon.

Coming shortly after a deadly terrorist attack in Mogadishu, the Secretary General expressed his firm condemnation of the attack and condolences for the officers and civilians that lost their lives.

The two leaders noted the positive impact of ongoing INTERPOL activities in Somalia and the Horn of Africa and discussed how INTERPOL’s databases and policing tools can further strengthen Somalia’s border control, bolster maritime security and prevent the movement of terrorists