CEI INTERIOR MINISTERS' CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN TRIESTE

( Editorial: --> 7270 ) TRIESTE, Oct 9 (Hina) - A two-day conference of interior ministers of the 16 member countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI) began in Trieste on Friday. The central theme of the conference is the cooperation of member countries in the fight against organised crime. Croatia is represented at the conference by Assistant Interior Minister Zeljko Sacic and the commissioner of Interpol's bureau in Croatia, Mladen Vulinec. Sacic on Friday held a speech about Croatia's experience in the fight against organised crime, and called on all member countries for a systematic and concrete cooperation. Croatia is this year presiding over the conference. The conference ends on Saturday with the adoption of a joint declaration on organised crime, which will determine the means of cooperation of all member countries in the fight against organised crime, harmonising their interior legal regulations, a speedy exchange of information, and other means of cooperation. (hina) lml 092025 MET oct 98