By David Gold
April 15 – Kiev and Warsaw have been told to strengthen anti-terrorism plans for the European Championships, being held jointly by Ukraine and Poland in 2012, by Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
Azarov insisted that law enforcement bodies and special services of the two countries should co-operate to help tackle the issue, with Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry set to deploy 19,000 police officers during the tournament, with a further 10,000 people working as “agents” of the Ministry.
Plans are also in place for 4,000 video cameras and 5,000 emergency police call systems to be utilised.
“Security is a priority of our cooperation,” explained Azarov, speaking at a bilateral summit with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk.
“We can’t ignore the potential threats in light of the events taking place in the world now.”
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