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Santiago.- As a space to share knowledge, build evidence-based policies, and consolidate a common vision of security, the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, described the sessions of the VIII Meeting of Ministers on Public Security in the Americas (MISPA).
During the closing ceremony, Peña pointed out that this VIII Mispa will be remembered as an edition that opened doors to new forms of collaboration.
Likewise, he maintained that the working sessions allowed for the updating of the agendas of the participating countries in the face of current challenges, placing at the center of public security "the human face of each citizen who expects and deserves protection, justice and respect".
The vice president also said that this meeting is a testament to the daily efforts undertaken so that people may live with dignity and have States capable of guaranteeing peace, justice and rights for every citizen.
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Furthermore, he pointed out the relevance of the key topics addressed: police reform and cybersecurity, in which our country shows progress with the redesigned police training curriculum, strengthened training schools, and adopted citizen dialogue protocols that promote transparency and accountability. From her side, the Minister of Interior and Police of the Dominican Republic, Faride Raful, said that the true measure of the success of the work of VIII Mispa will not be in the words spoken at its conclusion, but in the transformations achieved in the streets and communities, in the daily lives of citizens and in the protection of national security. "We must unite more, because only united can we be effective and our region really needs us," emphasized Raful, after reiterating the commitment to the principles and values of intense and productive work, decisions adopted in the meeting.
