Georgian, Armenian Prosecutors discuss enhanced cooperation
Prospects of enhanced cooperation in the legal field between Georgia and Armenia were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Prosecutor General of Georgia Irakli Shotadze and his Armenian counterpart Artur Davtian. Photo: Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
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Prospects of enhanced cooperation in the legal field between Georgia and Armenia were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Prosecutor General of Georgia Irakli Shotadze and his Armenian counterpart Artur Davtian.
Shotadze, who is on an official visit to Armenia, noted further developing the cooperation in the field was “important” for the security of the two countries, and especially for the “effective fight” against transnational crime.
The Prosecutor General of Armenia underlined the close cooperation between the agencies of the two countries allowed the issues related to mutual legal assistance and extradition to be resolved in a “timely manner”.
Shotadze and Davtian also discussed the recent achievements and challenges in the field of criminal law in Armenia and Georgia, including the protection of citizens' rights and the importance of a joint effective fight against illegal border crossings, the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said.
The Conference of Prosecutors in Georgia has elected three members of the 15-member Prosecutorial Council, the body tasked with selecting the country’s future Prosecutor Generals, the Prosecution Service of Georgia announced on Friday.
It is a “proven fact” that “millions were spent” from the Georgian state budget for “luxuries” for Mikheil Saakashvili, Prosecutor General Irakli Shotadze said on Friday in comments on charges against the imprisoned former President.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia will aim to improve the overall quality of prosecutorial activities, develop a victim-oriented criminal policy, and increase the flexibility and efficiency of the institute of plea bargaining, among other objectives revealed by Prosecutor General Irakli Shotadze on Friday.
International delegations to Georgia have called for ‘resolute action’ to prevent violence against women and girls on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The delegations said that Georgia has achieved ‘notable progress’ in recent years to combat gender-based violence. However, they maintained that Georgian women and girls still face violence both in their ‘private and public lives.’
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, will pay an official visit to Armenia between April 29-30, the Georgian foreign office said on Friday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed trade economic-ties during their meeting in Yerevan on Saturday.
Georgian-Armenian friendly ties and positive dynamics in “all areas of bilateral cooperation” were discussed on Saturday in a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili and the President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian.
Cooperation between Armenia and Georgia in the field of justice was discussed by Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, and Karen Andreasyan, the Minister of Justice of Armenia on Monday.
Georgian-Armenian relations and future cooperation were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigorian.