Prosecutors of the CIS approved the program of struggle against  extremism, terrorism and other forms of violence

ArmInfo.Within the framework of the visit to the Russian Federation, the Prosecutor General of Armenia took part in the 27th meeting of the Coordinating Council of  Prosecutors General of the Commonwealth of Independent States on November 29 in St. Petersburg.

As the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office informs,  during the meeting, the prosecutors of the participating countries  exchanged experience on counteraction  illegal trafficking in  narcotic and psychotropic substances, combating torture, protecting  the rights of citizens. The Council discussed and approved a program  to combat extremism, terrorism and other forms of violence for  2017-2019, as well as a plan to combat crime using information  technology for 2017-2020.

The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Artur Davtyan made  a speech about the peculiarities of the activities of the  Prosecutor's Office of Armenia in the context of the accepted legal  obligations, as well as the difficulties and key practical problems  arising in the field of mutual legal assistance due to imperfect  harmonization of national legislative acts with relevant  international treaties and agreements.