ACCORDING TO ROBERT KOCHARIAN, COOPERATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IS ATTACHED IMPORTANCE CONNECTED WITH ENLARGEMENT OF COOPERATION SCOPE

Noyan Tapan
Jul 09 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Robert Kocharian, the President of
the Republic of Armenia, received Thomas Kovac, the Prosecutor
General of Hungary, who was in Armenia on an official visit, and
Aghvan Hovsephian, the RA Prosecutor General, on July 6. During this
meeting Robert Kocharian mentioned that, in parallel with globalization
processes throughout the world, scopes of crimes grow larger, and the
cooperation between law enforcement bodies of different countries is
attached a greater importance.

Thomas Kovac and Aghvan Hovsephian informed the RA President that they
signed a memorandum of cooperation on the same day, the preparations
of which lasted over seven years. According to them, the signed
document will give an opportunity to make the cooperation of the
law enforcement bodies of the two countries in all the spheres of
prosecutor’s activities more active.

Thomas Kovach mentioned at the same time that Hungary has been a
member of the European Union since 2004 and that they can pass their
experience gained during those years in the European Union to the
Armenian side.

According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA
President’s Press Office, Robert Kocharian mentioned that the judicial
system of Hungary was in the center of attention of the Armenian
society for a rather long time and this attention was connected
with the case of severe murder of Gurgen Margarian, and the criminal
received his well-deserved punishment.