PROSECUTOR GENERALS OF ARMENIA, CZECH REPUBLIC SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF COOEPRATION
Hasmik Dilanyan

"Radiolur"
18.05.2009 16:16

The Prosecutor Generals of Armenia and the Czech Republic, Aghvan
Hovsepyan and Renata Vesecka signed a Memorandum of Cooperation today.

Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan said the memorandum
would contribute to the solution of a number of issues existing in
the legal systems of Armenia and the Czech Republic.

Taking into consideration the growing rate of internationally organized
crimes, including human trafficking and illegal migration, the parties
undertook to cooperate and render legal assistance to each other to
prevent human trafficking and illegal migration, as well as intensify
the cooperation in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms
of citizens and legal entities.

The signing ceremony was preceded by the joint sitting of the General
Prosecutor’s Offices of the two countries. Turning to the ways of
development of cooperation between the Prosecutor’s offices of the
two countries, the parties attached importance to the coordinated
fight against crime and exchange of experience. An agreement was
reached on signing a separate action plan. The program is expected
to be signed during the Armenian Prosecutor General’s working visit
to Prague at the invitation of his Czech counterpart.

Reference was made to cultural issues, as well. Aghvan Hovsepyan 0D
expressed gratitude to the Czech Republic for awarding the highest
12 points to Armenia at the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest in Moscow.

The delegation headed by the Prosecutor General of the Czech Republic
visited Tsitsernakaberd to pay homage to the memory of the Armenian
Genocide victims.