South Korea's police chief Yoon Hee-keun held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Thursday and agreed to intensify their agencies' joint response to transnational crimes, such as drug offenses and voice phishing. The meeting between Yoon, commissioner general of the National Police Agency (NPA), and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong marks the first talks between the public security chiefs of the two nations in 10 years. During the meeting, Yoon pledged a joint response with China in tackling drug crimes, voice phishing and other transnational crimes, while proposing the resumption of human exchanges and a bilateral pact for mutual recognition of driver's licenses. "On the occasion of this visit, I hope the two institutions, as strategic public security partners, could enhance the public security environment of both nations, and take the lead in ensuring regional peace and stability," Yoon was quoted by the NPA as saying in the talks. Wang was quoted as saying that the two agencies wou ld be able to wisely deal with such transnational crimes as well as future crises if they closely cooperate. The two sides also upgraded their memorandum of understanding on police cooperation, signed in 1996, in reflection of the agreements made in the Yoon-Wang talks. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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