The Ambassador of France to Portugal, Ms. Hélène Farnaud-Defromont, was received by the Executive Director of MAOC-N, Mr. Sjoerd Top, at its headquarters in Lisbon.
Ambassador Farnaud-Defromont was briefed on some of the Centre’s past and current operations and discussed viable collective initiatives and solutions to mitigate the new emerging threats posed by transnational organised crime groups, thereby reaffirming the excellent cooperation between France and MAOC-N.
France has been a partner-country of MAOC-N since the Centre’s inception in 2007, having contributed with valuable intelligence and assets in seizures and operations coordinated through it.