Successful Collaboration

MOSCOW, Russia [FJC] — The Moscow Jewish Community Center hosted a meeting between representatives of law enforcement agencies from Russia and Israel.

From the Russian side, the meeting involved officers from the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Colonels O. Milovidov and A. Yudin. From the Israeli side was A. Kutuzov, who is the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel Police in the CIS and Baltic Countries.

Representatives of the law enforcement agencies of these two states exchanged views on the effectiveness of work in such important areas as the fight against religious extremism, cooperation with civil society organizations, working with the press and the organization of psychological assistance to victims of the attacks.

Cooperation in terms of sharing unique operational experiences will undoubtedly help enhance work aimed at preventing terrorist activity in both countries.

Also participating in the meeting was Rabbi Aaron Gurevich, the Head of relations with law enforcement agencies for the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. He told the Israeli police that much is being done today by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure the safety of Jewish cultural and religious sites.

As a case in point, he pointed out the smooth operation of Penza’s law enforcers in apprehending arsonists the local Synagogues, in addition to several other instances of successful cooperation.