 Your Excellency President Kagame, this meeting which is hosted with such elegance by Rwanda is structured with a truly global perspective on policing in the 21st century. It is being attended by close to 700 delegates from about 145 countries and international organizations. Just as the world's successful nations continually adapt to changing global complexities, police forces need to be extremely innovative to counter threats posed by transnational crime. Such innovation is truly reflected in Rwanda's growth policies which are backed by good governance and inclusiveness always focusing on people. It is part of Rwanda culture to lend a helping hand to others which I have witnessed firsthand. The people here seem constantly busy and always in contributing towards some purpose. Similarly, Interpol also focuses on lending a helping hand to or serving the law enforcement agencies of its member countries while constantly involving them in its decision making and governance. During the past 12 months, my first year in office, global political agendas have been dominated by security issues. Conflict situations have worsened, criminal threats have become no less, they have only become more multifaceted. With the increasing interconnectedness of the digital age where crime continues to establish itself as a global phenomenon, the need for a multilateral response has become vital. Which is why it is equally vital to have the involvement of Interpol member countries through their political leadership, ministerial structures and law enforcement agencies towards forging multilateral cooperation. Your Excellency President Kagame and Minister Harari Manas presence today indicates how importantly they view such cooperation. Interpol's core work remains this, connecting police, facilitating information sharing, training and capacity building and providing analytical and operational support. For this, it relies on the strong support of the national central puros. Meanwhile, expectations from the organization's policing capabilities are steadily growing. This raises some critical questions. What should be the priorities of the organization and how should these be financed in a world where international police cooperation is increasingly looked upon to provide global solutions by this to a certain extent under resourced. This is why, just as Wanda conducted a consultative process for three years before defining Wishing 2020 in the year 2000 under President Kagame's leadership, at the start of this year, I initiated an organization-wide change process called Interpol 2020. At the core of Interpol 2020 is the multilateral dialogue with 190 member countries to better understand their challenges and to better meet them. Interpol provides the neutral platform for such a dialogue to take place between its member countries based on mutual trust. Interpol 2020 also includes learning of innovative practices of policing, such as those deployed by the Wanda National Police in its initiatives such as e-policing and the Isanga One-Stop model. In fact, Wanda's efforts to fight gender-based crimes while strongly promoting gender equality in its government's programs or focusing on capacity building of its police forces to combat modern-day crimes reflect forward thinking. Interpol's executive committee has benefited from this experience and learned from such thinking during IGP Gazanas tenure as its delegate for Africa. In fact, all across Interpol's membership there is much to be learned from law enforcement experience in different parts of the world from countering terrorism to policing mega-cities. In closing, I am convinced that international police cooperation must cultivate innovation into its strategic development. In a dynamic world with constant change, brought about by complex threats such as those of cyber crime, policing as a profession will undergo fundamental transformation in the next decade or so. There is a clear role for Interpol to expand and see how it can engage with and learn from other communities. This is also including the private sector on learning how entities deal with changing realities and adapt their models to stay relevant. Your Excellency President Kagame, Minister Harari Mana, IGP Gazanas, on behalf of Interpol's membership allow me to extend our heartfelt gratitude for welcoming us all to Wanda. Personally, the warmth comes as no surprise. This is my third visit and I've been touched by Wanda's hospitality each time. Murakose, thank you for your attention.