Arthur Davtyan, Irakli Shotadze sign Memorandum of Understanding 

ArmInfo. At the invitation of the Prosecutor General of Armenia Arthur Davtyan, the delegation headed by Prosecutor General of Georgia Irakli Shotadze visited  Yerevan.

According to the press service of the RA Prosecutor General's Office,  during the meeting, Davtyan expressed hope that in the context of  centuries-old historical and cultural ties and the role of the large  Armenian community in Georgia, the meetings of the Prosecutor  Generals will become more frequent, which corresponds to the warm,  friendly relations between the two neighboring countries.

At the same time, the Prosecutor General of Armenia noted that the  high level of trust between the Prosecutor Generals of the two  countries allows for prompt resolution of issues related to the  processes of mutual legal assistance and extradition. He considered  exemplary joint interest in the introduction of e- justice and the  exchange of experience in combating criminal subculture.  

Artur Davtyan noted that international legal cooperation in criminal  cases is carried out not only on the basis of bilateral and  multilateral international treaties, but also on the basis of  friendly relations and goodwill of the prosecutor's offices of the  two countries.  

He highly appreciated the caring attitude of the Georgian people and  the state towards the citizens of Armenia in the field of tourism as  well as during the transportation of goods to Armenia through the  territory of Georgia. The contribution of the Georgian side to the  solution of humanitarian problems caused by the consequences of the  aggressive war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia  was especially noted. In turn, Shotadze assured that his visit would  raise relations between the prosecutor's offices of the two countries  to a new level.  

He noted that the brotherhood of the Armenian and Georgian peoples  has a long history, the trade turnover between the two countries and  the mutual visits of citizens are growing dynamically, Georgia views  Armenia as an important pillar in the region. The Prosecutor General  of Georgia expressed confidence that the deepening of cooperation  between the Prosecutor's Offices of the two countries in the legal  sector would further strengthen both these ties and the joint fight  against transnational crime. Shotadze invited Davtyan to take part in  an international conference of prosecutors to be held in Tbilisi in  September.

During the meeting, issues related to increasing the effectiveness of  protecting the rights of each other's citizens, especially at border  checkpoints, creating communication mechanisms between border  prosecutor's offices, strengthening control at the Armenian-Georgian  border, and improving the joint fight against illegal border  crossings were discussed.  Following the meeting, Artur Davtyan and  Irakli Shotadze signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation  between the Prosecutor's Offices of Armenia and Georgia. The latter  creates a legal basis for cooperation in the exchange of information  and experience related to the effective implementation of criminal  justice, advanced training of prosecutorial staffs and other areas.   An agreement was reached on the development in the near future of a  program of measures arising from the memorandum, as well as on more  frequent meetings at the level of prosecutors.