For the first time in the history of Interpol, a Russian became its vice president

Chinese Deputy Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei became the new president of the International Criminal Police Organization, and for the first time in its history, a Russian, the head of the national Interpol bureau in Russia, Alexander Prokopchuk, became the vice-president of the organization.

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The BBC reports this.

The organization elected a new executive committee and senior officials Thursday morning during the 85th session of its General Assembly.

The day before, members of the assembly decided to postpone the decision on membership in the organization of the Palestinian Authority, Kosovo and the Solomon Islands.

Currently, 190 countries have joined Interpol, created to unite the efforts of law enforcement agencies of various states. The General Assembly, which meets annually, is Interpol's highest administrative body. The elected president acts as head of the assembly.