OSCE Office supports Police Open Day in Mingachevir

Hundreds of people attended the Police Open Day held in Mingachevir by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Interior Ministry to raise awareness of police activities and foster a closer relationship between the law enforcement and the public, APA reports with reference to the OSCE Office in Baku.

The Open Day is part of outreach activities under the OSCE Community Policing Project, which aims to include young people and children as well as their parents in community actions to improve public safety in co-operation with the police. Held at the Mingachevir City stadium, the programme included competitions and entertainment for children, such as a marathon, a soccer tournament, a handicrafts exhibition and an open-air concert by local musicians and pop singers.

In 2006, the OSCE selected Mingachevir as the first pilot location for the community policing project. Following the successful implementation of the project there, the OSCE and Interior Ministry expanded the initiative to twelve other regions.


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