STORY: China-Croatia joint patrols deepen cooperation, enhance safety: Croatian police director
SHOOTING TIME: July 16, 2024
DATELINE: July 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Zagreb
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese embassy in Zagreb 
2. various of Chinese police officers with the Chinese ambassador
3. SOUNDBITE (English): VLATKA VULIC PETKOVIC, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Croatian Police
4. various of Chinese police officers

STORYLINE:

The joint police patrols between China and Croatia have deepened the bilateral law enforcement cooperation and contributed to the Safe Tourist Destination project, said Vlatka Vulic Petkovic, director of the International Cooperation Department of the Croatian Police, in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday.

The project, since its launching, has been featured by Croatia's invitation to police officers from around the world to participate in police patrols in major tourist destinations along with Croatian police officers.

China joined the project for the first time in 2018, and the eight Chinese police officers, selected for this year's joint patrol, will carry out a one-month joint patrol mission in Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Zadar and Plitvice Lakes National Park, and take part in activities including helping Chinese tourists, preventing crimes and establishing closer police cooperation.

In the eyes of Petkovic, the performances of Chinese police officers participating in the joint patrols have been more than excellent.

SOUNDBITE (English): VLATKA VULIC PETKOVIC, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Croatian Police
"The main task for the joint patrols is for foreign police officers, in this case Chinese one, to work in joint cooperation with their Croatian colleagues, primarily on maintaining public order and safety, but, of course, to be a connection between the Chinese tourists and to liaise and make the communication with Croatian police easier, especially in case of need. For now I can say that the reflections on work of Chinese police officers is more than excellent. So for this year, of course, we expect this level of professionalism, which was shown by Chinese colleagues, will be met again."

According to Petkovic, the joint police patrol will not only contribute to the deepening of bilateral law enforcement cooperation, Croatia's tourism safety, but also to better overall cooperation between the two countries.

Along with Qi Qianjin, Chinese ambassador to Croatia, Petkovic attended the launching ceremony of this year's joint patrol held on Tuesday.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zagreb.
(XHTV)