ARMENIAN-BELORUSSIAN MEMORANDUM ON LEGAL COOPERATION TO BE OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE FOR ACTIVITY OF TWO COUNTRIES’ JUDICIAL SYSTEMS

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 24 2006

YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. The Armenian-Belorussian memorandum on
legal cooperation will be of fundamental importance for the joint
activity of the two countries’ judicial systems, chairman of the
Armenian court of appeal Hovhannes Manukyan reported today in Yerevan.

"The memorandum gives a new start to the relations between the courts
of general jurisdiction of the two countries and will be of fundamental
importance for the cooperation of the judicial systems, synchronization
of the activity of judicial bodies and legislation," he said At the
same time, the chairman of the court of appeal of Armenia pointed out
that the memorandum regulates the joint activity of judicial bodies and
the list of activities, necessary for establishing contacts, exchange
of information and conduction of various activities, particularly,
scientific and scientific-practical conferences.

"The memorandum will have big impact not only on the legal cooperation
between Armenia and Belarus, but also on the general level of the
bilateral relations," Manukyan said.

Memoranda on cooperation and exchange of legal information were
signed between the court of appeal of Armenia and the Supreme Court
of Belarus, and between the former and the High Economic court of
Belarus.