Interior Minister Ivica Dacic and his Spanish counterpart Perez Rubalcaba signed in Madrid an agreement on police cooperation in combating crime, the Serbian Interior Ministry released.

The fight against organized crime is one of the most important fields of cooperation between two countries, Dacic said after the signing ceremony.

Drug trafficking is realized over Western European countries, including Spain, and that was the reason for a number of joint actions of the Serbian and Spanish police in the past period, Dacic said.

He announced signing of an agreement on emergency situations, adding that Serbia will find this type of cooperation very useful given that Spain has one of the best-developed emergency coordination centers.

The ministers stated that the political relations between Serbia and Spain are on the rise, but added that there is still much space for promotion of economic cooperation, the statement reads.

After signing the agreement on police cooperation in combating crime, Dacic said they also discussed the possible training exchanges of police officers.

He noted that the meeting also touched on the assistance of the Spanish police to Serbian colleagues in professional training and the exchange of information in the fight against terrorism, the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a release.

Pointing out that the cooperation between the Serbian and Spanish police has been good, Dacic reminded that the two countries signed an agreement to recognize each other's drivers licenses two years ago, "which is of great importance for our citizens who live and work in Spain."

He also announced the two countries plan to sign an agreement on emergency situations, adding that Spain has one of the best emergency response coordination centers. Dacic said the fight against organized crime is one of the most important fields of cooperation between the two countries, especially the suppression of drug trafficking.

"Drugs are smuggled through Western European countries, including Spain, so the Serbian and Spanish police have carried out a number of joint operations in the previous period,".