From: Vladic Ravich (vravich@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Nov 29 2004 - 13:49:39 EST
CIS, SHANGHAI PROSECUTOR-GENERALS MEET IN KAZAKHSTAN
Prosecutor-generals from CIS countries met in Almaty on 24 November to
discuss improved cooperation in the fight against terrorism, Asia
Plus-Blitz reported the next day. Kazakh Prosecutor-General Rashid
Tusupbekov said, "The main focus in the fight against international
terrorism will be interaction, exchange of information, including the
sources of financing," ITAR-TASS reported. Other topics covered included
corruption and drug trafficking. Also in Almaty on 24 November,
prosecutor-generals from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO;
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan)
agreed to simplify rules for mutual assistance on criminal cases,
Interfax-Kazakhstan reported. A statement by the Kazakh
Prosecutor-General's Office said that the agreement will "significantly
increase the effectiveness and efficiency of cooperation between SCO
prosecutor-generals in fighting crime." DK
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