On December 20th, the President of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, met with UN Secretary General elect Guterres in New York.

Meng Hongwei first congratulates Guterres on his appointment as the next Secretary General of the United Nations and emphasizes that Interpol will firmly support Guterres in fulfilling his duties as Secretary General.

Meng Hongwei stated that Interpol and the United Nations are long-term strategic partners. Since serving as observers to each other, the two sides have made positive progress in preventing and combating terrorism and all forms of transnational crime through effective coordination and cooperation. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has long been committed to the widest range of law enforcement and security cooperation in the world. In response to increasingly severe global traditional and non-traditional security threats, it is a unique global intergovernmental law enforcement and security cooperation professional organization that plays an irreplaceable role in global governance. The International Criminal Police Organization is willing to strengthen strategic communication with the United Nations on major issues related to global security, jointly build a practical cooperation platform, and work together to make greater contributions to world security and stability.

Guterres positively evaluates the long-term cooperative relationship between the two sides and looks forward to further deepening practical cooperation in multiple fields. He stated that in the current situation where global security development is facing challenges and crime is becoming increasingly prominent globally, it is extremely important for the United Nations to strengthen cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization. It is necessary for both sides to leverage their respective strengths, deepen practical cooperation in areas such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, peacekeeping operations, and combating transnational organized crime such as human trafficking, and organize and promote more cooperation measures to achieve results as soon as possible.

It is understood that as early as 1997, Interpol signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations and officially established a mutual observer relationship. The organization has signed relevant cooperation documents with 18 agencies of the United Nations system, including the Universal Postal Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Maritime Organization, and the Office on Drugs and Crime. In November of this year, the United Nations General Assembly also passed a resolution specifically on further strengthening cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization.