YEREVAN. - Within the framework of the 7th Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors, Armenia’s Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan today had a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Yury Chaika.  The Prosecutors General of both countries signed a cooperation program for 2015-2017 between the Armenian and Russian Prosecutor General’s offices.

The document provides for active cooperation between the prosecutor’s offices of both countries, as well as implementation of a number of activities aimed at raising the professional quality. 

Among the priorities in 2016 are the issues on providing legal assistance in criminal cases, as well as exchange of experience in the sphere of the prosecutorial supervision over criminal cases launched into human trade and illegal migration.  

In 2017, the main focus will be on the prosecutorial supervision over the activity of law enforcement authorities in the struggle against crimes committed via technology, etc.

Apart from this, the sides agreed to exchanges scientific publications, as well as study materials on the main activity directions of the Russian and Armenian Prosecutor General’s offices.

Kostanyan and Chaika expressed conviction that the implementation of decisions taken at the regional conference and the joint work in other international forums will make their stances closer, enhancing mutual understanding and contributing to the more efficient implementation of the concept of the rule of law. The signed program, according to them, will raise the efficiency of the activity aimed at implementing the tasks set before the prosecutors.