REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON -- The Qatari Police will send delegates to learn countermeasures against juvenile delinquency and efforts to prevent juvenile crimes and human trafficking in Indonesia.

At the friendly and warm meeting, Brigadier General Abuainin welcomed the visit of Indonesian Ambassador Sidehabi to discuss potential areas of cooperation between Indonesia and Qatar, especially with the Qatari Police.

In his remarks, Brigadier General Abuainin lauded the Indonesian diaspora residing in Qatar as one of the communities with minimal criminal offenses. Ambasador Sidehabi also responded positively to the brigadier general's gesture.

Moreover, the ambassador hoped the Qatari government will give greater attention to the Indonesian citizens residing in Qatar.

As the former member of the Indonesian Parliament, Ambassador Sidehabi also lauded Qatar's success in fostering communities of various foreign citizens from over 50 countries, especially teenagers. The number of Qatari native residents is only some 17 percent of the country's total population of 2.58 million.

During the meeting, representatives from Indonesia and Qatar discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, especially cooperation in implementing countermeasures for enhancing security.

Brigadier General Abuainin was impressed with the ability of the Indonesian Police, particularly with regard to child security protection, countermeasures on human trafficking, and children's freedom.

Therefore, the Qatari Police plans to send a team to Indonesia to take a cue from the capacity building program to improve their competence in dealing with security issues, among others.

Ambassador Sidehabi welcomed the planned visit of the Qatari delegates in a bid to boost bilateral relations between Indonesia and Qatar, particularly in the field of law enforcement to help both nations counter the current issues being faced by the police.

As the former inspector general of the Indonesian National Army, Ambassador Sidehabi has estimated that the 40 thousand Indonesian workers in Qatar comprised 10 thousand skilled and 30 thousand informal workers.

The Qatari government has pledged to offer an additional quota of 24 thousand workers for Indonesian skilled and semi-skilled labor in preparation for Qatar to host the World Cup in 2022.

The details regarding the additional quota were conveyed when Indonesian Minister of Manpower Hanif Dakhiri met Qatari Minister for Administration Development and Labor and Social Affairs Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi in last May in Doha.

To follow up on the plan, Ambassador Sidehabi hopes Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower and related agencies will meet the quota offered by the Qatari government during the period between 2016 and 2022 for the implementation of the World Cup.

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