RA Prosecutor General: Armenian liaison  prosecutor to be send to  Eurojust in 2026

ArmInfo.  On December 10, a roundtable discussion titled "Armenia and Eurojust: How to  Cooperate with a Seconded Prosecutor from the Republic of Armenia on  Cooperation with Eurojust" was opened under the chairmanship of RA  Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan.

According to the press service of the supervisory authority, the  discussions are taking place  in cooperation with the Centre for  International Legal Cooperation in the Netherlands. The aim of the  roundtable was to raise awareness among participants of the main  functions of Eurojust (the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice  Cooperation), and prosecutors  on cooperation on working with the  European structure in the context of preliminary investigations and  prosecutions of  transnational crimes. Additionally, the event aimed  to present and discuss the requirements for requesting assistance to  gain access to Eurojust tools.

The RA Prosecutor General welcomed and thanked everyone for accepting  the invitation to participate in this important event for the  Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia and for participating  in the roundtable. "The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of  Armenia strives to ensure close cooperation with international and  regional professional structures, to bring closer professional  capabilities, competencies and image of the prosecutor to  international standards. On April 5, the Agreement on Cooperation  between the Competent Authorities of the Republic of Armenia and  Eurojust in the Field of Legal Cooperation in Criminal Proceedings  between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union was signed in  Brussels.  Subsequently, the Working Agreement on the Implementation  of the Cooperation Agreement between the Prosecutor's Office of the  Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Justice and Eurojust was  signed. We have already completed all the necessary internal legal  procedures and plan to send a prosecutor to Eurojust in 2026. Taking  this opportunity, I would like to highlight our recently established,  but consistent and effective cooperation with the Center for  International Legal Cooperation in the Netherlands. I also express my  gratitude to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the  Republic of Armenia for supporting this initiative. I would like to  express special gratitude to our colleagues from Eurojust for  accepting the invitation and visiting Armenia. This is an  unprecedented event for Armenia, and I am confident that it will  contribute to the further strengthening of institutional ties with  Eurojust and a more active cooperation. By holding this event, we  wanted to familiarize national authorities with the key functions of  prosecutors assigned to Eurojust in the context of combating  transnational organized crime, before sending a prosecutor to The  Hague."

Thymen Kouwenaar, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands  to the Republic of Armenia, highlighted the importance to organizing  such discussions. He noted that Armenia is an important partner for  the Netherlands, and that bilateral relations have risen to the level  of strategic cooperation. Bostian Skrlec, Chairman of the Board of  Directors of Eurojust, stated  that "Eurojust's journey with Armenia  has been very productive and significant."

During the event, prosecutors from Norway and Ukraine, a member of  the Latvian Parliament, and representatives from Eurojust will  present the specifics and opportunities for collaborating with  prosecutors. The procedure and requirements for using the  organization's tools will also be presented, along with the  procedures for contacting Eurojust for the coordinated exchange of  operational information on the progress of proceedings. -0-