Armenia and the European Union’s Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, known as Eurojust, signed a cooperation agreement on Monday in Yerevan.
The document was signed by Armenia’s Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan, the country’s Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan and Eurojust President Ladislav Hamran, who is visiting Yerevan.
“Today, we concluded the most important stage of the agreement with Eurojust, as we now have the actual process of implementation on the ground. This elevates our fight against transnational crime to a new level, enabling cooperation between leading institutions and introducing a completely new toolkit for combating crime,” said Minasyan, the justice minister.
He said the document is evidence of the government’s work within the framework of judicial-legal reforms.
“The focus of this agreement is data sharing. All our partners and departments should aim for this new milestone, ensuring that our data and databases meet the necessary standards for secure and highly protected transmission,” Minasyan added.
Armenia will have a Prosecutor for Cooperation at Eurojust. The document regulates the details regarding the assignment of that role, including the scope of their activities. After the signing, a transparent process for selecting the prosecutor will begin in cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office.
“Today, you become the 14th non-EU member state to join Eurojust, and this also means that you can assign a coordinating or personnel-responsible prosecutor to our headquarters in The Hague,” said Hamran, the Eurojust president.
