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OSCE Office supports Police Open Day in Mingachevir

30 June 2011 11:14 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva â€“ APA. 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.