New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is heading to the Middle East to sign a deal to improve anti-terror cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. “The sharing of information is crucial to the security of New York City,” said Deputy Commissioner John McCarthy, the NYPD’s top spokesman.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is winging his way to the Middle East to sign a deal to make it easier to exchange information and fight terrorism, the NYPD said.
Kelly and his security detail left Wednesday for Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The NYPD has had a detective posted in the Persian Gulf city since 2009, one of 11 of city cops working abroad.
“The sharing of information is crucial to the security of New York City,” said Deputy Commissioner John McCarthy, the NYPD’s top spokesman. “Knowing what’s happening in other places around the world and getting that information quickly is important.”
Top cop Raymond Kelly is on the way to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
McCarthy also said the memorandum of understanding allows for the exchange of ideas and training methods.
He said, for instance, that the NYPD has advised Abu Dhabi's Critical Infrastructure & Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) about how to protect its assets.
Kelly has praised the briefings he has received from NYPD detectives who have responded to various acts of terror around the world in recent years.
McCarthy said most agreements were formalized at Police Headquarters but that Abu Dhabi officials made a request for Kelly to visit them.
Kelly is expected to sign a document formalizing the arrangement on Thursday and return to New York on Friday.
The NYPD has similar arrangements with the police departments in Tel Aviv, Toronto, Montreal, Paris, Madrid, London, Singapore, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Amman, Jordan, and Lyon, France.
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