At the conference, organised by the Council of Europe (CoE) and the International Organisation for Migration, officials of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (i.e. UNMIK), countries covered by CARPO, a CARDS regional project aimed at strengthening police capacities in southeastern Europe, considered what had been done in this filed since the 2005 Brijuni meeting of police officials.
The Croatian Chief of Police, Marijan Benko, pointed out headway his country had made in the struggle against organised crime and corruption.
In that context he spoke about a set of laws and regulations necessary for a change in this field.
He reiterated that Zagreb was willing to cooperate with police of other countries in the region so as to counter organised crime.
"We are very much satisfied with cooperation. There are no problems," he said.
At the Brijuni meeting, the said countries adopted a regional strategy for countering organised crime and corruption.
The Sarajevo meeting focused on investigations in financial murky dealings and illegal transactions.
CoE official Alexander Seger confirmed that the latest report by the Council of Europe noted progress this region had made in the struggle against organised crime, however, much still needed to be done.