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China's Vice Minister for Public Security elected as President of Interpol

Xinhua, November 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Vice Minister for Public Security, Meng Hongwei, was elected here on Thursday as the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol),

He is the first Chinese official to take the post.

Meng Hongwei took over the position from his predecessor Mireille Ballestrazzi from France after being elected at the closing ceremony of Interpol's 85th general assembly.

Founded in 1914, Interpol is the second largest international organization after the United Nations. The President of the organization heads its Executive Committee and is elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years. The People's Republic of China has been a member state of Interpol since 1984. Endit