📋 Tender Overview
On the last day of the mission to the USA the Minister of Home Affairs Paulo Rocha met at the Department of Homeland Security of that country with Robert Silvers the Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Strategy Policy and Plans and with Serena Hoy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs where bilateral cooperation agreements were signed in the field of security.With these agreements Cape Verdean authorities will have new and more sophisticated technologies that will make it possible to reinforce the countrys border and customs security criteria. It is intended to facilitate the early identification of passengers and the early detection of cargo that may pose a threat or some type of risk to national security and above all to promote the movement of passengers and goods as well as the improvement of standards of efficiency and effectiveness border and customs units at national airports and ports.An agreement was also signed to share biometric data on suspected andor wanted individuals by police and judicial authorities. Minister Paulo Rocha also had important meetings at the US Department of State at the Department of Justice and Homeland Security aimed at strengthening cooperation and a strong strategic partnership for security.It should be added that Minister Paulo Rocha is visiting the USA which takes place within the framework of the third political dialogue of bilateral partnership that took place last March and implements the commitments assumed in the field of security.
