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- 16 May 2011, 17:54
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
Today, in the General Prosecutor's office of Russia it was held a meeting of the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation Yuri Chayka and General Prosecutor of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mohan Payris.
In the course of the meeting Yuri Chayka accentuated that the necessity for the strengthening of international cooperation including in the sphere of struggling against international criminality was mentioned at the meeting of the Presidents of Russia and Sri Lanka which was held in February of the last year in Moscow.
Yuri Chayka noted that the realities of the modern world, new challenges and threats to security involve not only the development of cooperation in the framework of international organizations but, also the strengthening of bilateral contacts.
In the course of the meeting it was signed the Agreement on cooperation between the General Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation and the General Prosecutor’s office of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The document provides for the holding of meetings and consultations for the exchange of experiences, cooperation in the field of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition, professional training and improvement of qualification of the employees of the departments. Moreover, the Agreement provides for the exchange of information about the legal system and the legislation of two countries, carrying out of joint researches, conferences and seminars on topical issues of the activity.
The General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation noted that the signed Agreement is one of the first steps on the way of creation of the contractual foundation for improvement of the effectiveness of interaction with the States of South-East Asia in the field of counteraction of legalization of incomes received by criminal way, and on the issues of return of the misappropriated assets and placed in abroad. This problem is very important with consideration of the existence in the legislation of a number of States of this region of the provisions which provide preferential tax regime.
Both sides expressed confidence that the Agreement will become a real tool which will allow entering a new level of interaction and will contribute to increasing of the efficiency of the activities of two agencies in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms of a human being and a citizen as well as in the sphere of struggle against transnational criminality.
Also today, the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev met with the Temporary Authorized Attorney in the Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the Russian Federation Jean-Claude Kugener.
In the course of the meeting it was signed the Agreement on cooperation between the General Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Justice of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The document stipulates the interactions in the issues of struggling against criminality including in its organized forms such as terrorism, corruption, illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, trafficking of human beings, the laundering of incomes obtained by criminal way as well as other types of crimes posing a great threat to society.
Besides, the parties agreed to perform the agreements on legal assistance in criminal cases and extradition.
The agreement provides for the exchange of information including in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms of a human being and a citizen on the legal system and the legislation of two countries, conducting introductory visits, internships, consultations and seminars, organization of joint scientific and scientifically-practical conferences and carrying out of scientific-research activities as well as training and professional development of the employees of the agencies.
When signing the Agreement Alexander Zvyagintsev noted that in August of 2010 it passed 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Throughout of all this period the bilateral relations were always friendly and in August of the last year during the working visit of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Junker in Russia at the negotiations with the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in the city of Sochi it was carried out a deepened exchange of opinions on a wide range of issues, it was accentuated the necessity for widening of bilateral contacts in a number of priority areas, it was expressed a mutual disposition towards the improvement of the contractual-legal base of bilateral Russian-Luxembourg relations.
Deputy General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation especially stressed the importance of development of cooperation in the sphere of counteraction of legalization of incomes obtained by a criminal way including by corruption and on the issues of the return of the assets misappropriated and placed in abroad.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
16 May 2011, 17:54
Agreements were signed on cooperation between the General Prosecutor's offices of Russia and Sri Lanka as well as between the General Prosecutor's office of Russia and the Ministry of Justice in Luxembourg
Today, in the General Prosecutor's office of Russia it was held a meeting of the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation Yuri Chayka and General Prosecutor of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mohan Payris.
In the course of the meeting Yuri Chayka accentuated that the necessity for the strengthening of international cooperation including in the sphere of struggling against international criminality was mentioned at the meeting of the Presidents of Russia and Sri Lanka which was held in February of the last year in Moscow.
Yuri Chayka noted that the realities of the modern world, new challenges and threats to security involve not only the development of cooperation in the framework of international organizations but, also the strengthening of bilateral contacts.
In the course of the meeting it was signed the Agreement on cooperation between the General Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation and the General Prosecutor’s office of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The document provides for the holding of meetings and consultations for the exchange of experiences, cooperation in the field of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition, professional training and improvement of qualification of the employees of the departments. Moreover, the Agreement provides for the exchange of information about the legal system and the legislation of two countries, carrying out of joint researches, conferences and seminars on topical issues of the activity.
The General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation noted that the signed Agreement is one of the first steps on the way of creation of the contractual foundation for improvement of the effectiveness of interaction with the States of South-East Asia in the field of counteraction of legalization of incomes received by criminal way, and on the issues of return of the misappropriated assets and placed in abroad. This problem is very important with consideration of the existence in the legislation of a number of States of this region of the provisions which provide preferential tax regime.
Both sides expressed confidence that the Agreement will become a real tool which will allow entering a new level of interaction and will contribute to increasing of the efficiency of the activities of two agencies in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms of a human being and a citizen as well as in the sphere of struggle against transnational criminality.
Also today, the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation Alexander Zvyagintsev met with the Temporary Authorized Attorney in the Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the Russian Federation Jean-Claude Kugener.
In the course of the meeting it was signed the Agreement on cooperation between the General Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Justice of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The document stipulates the interactions in the issues of struggling against criminality including in its organized forms such as terrorism, corruption, illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, trafficking of human beings, the laundering of incomes obtained by criminal way as well as other types of crimes posing a great threat to society.
Besides, the parties agreed to perform the agreements on legal assistance in criminal cases and extradition.
The agreement provides for the exchange of information including in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms of a human being and a citizen on the legal system and the legislation of two countries, conducting introductory visits, internships, consultations and seminars, organization of joint scientific and scientifically-practical conferences and carrying out of scientific-research activities as well as training and professional development of the employees of the agencies.
When signing the Agreement Alexander Zvyagintsev noted that in August of 2010 it passed 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Throughout of all this period the bilateral relations were always friendly and in August of the last year during the working visit of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Junker in Russia at the negotiations with the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in the city of Sochi it was carried out a deepened exchange of opinions on a wide range of issues, it was accentuated the necessity for widening of bilateral contacts in a number of priority areas, it was expressed a mutual disposition towards the improvement of the contractual-legal base of bilateral Russian-Luxembourg relations.
Deputy General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation especially stressed the importance of development of cooperation in the sphere of counteraction of legalization of incomes obtained by a criminal way including by corruption and on the issues of the return of the assets misappropriated and placed in abroad.
