CIS HOME MINISTERS TO DISCUSS CONFRONTING CRIME IN YALTA

ARMENPRESS
JUNE 4, 2009
YALTA

During the consultation scheduled for June 4-5 in Yalta the CIS
Home Ministers will discuss the issues of combating crime in the CIS
territory as well as fostering of cooperation in fighting against cyber
crimes, illegal circulation of drugs and trafficking in human beings.

RIA "Novosti" reports that during the consultation the Ministers will
also discuss the results of cooperation between the CIS Home Ministers
(Polices).

A representative of Russian delegation informed the Agency that the
Russian Home Ministry has drafted an agreement of cooperation between
CIS Home Ministers in the trafficking in human beings.

"The draft agreement contains a full list of types of cooperation
between CIS law-enforcement bodies in the prevention, discovery and
suspension of the given crimes," the interlocutor stressed.

"Signing of this agreement will be an urgent, important and timely step
towards the increase of efficiency of the activity of law-enforcement
bodies in combating trafficking in human beings," the representative
of Russian delegation noted.

Besides that the cooperation agreement between the CIS Home Ministers
in the sphere of legal ensuring worked out by the Russian Home Ministry
will also be signed during the consultation.