MoLA Union Minister meets Russian Prosecutor-General in Moscow

The Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Legal Affairs Union Attorney-General Dr Thida Oo met Russian Prosecutor-General Mr Igor Krasnov in Moscow yesterday at the invitation of the Russian Prosecutor-General.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on legal cooperation between the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Russian Prosecutor-General Office, holding joint talks, conferences, workshops, exchange of legal experts for sharing experience and learning opportunities, scholar programmes for young legal officers of the ministry at the universities affiliated with Russian Prosecutor-General Office and further cooperation in 2024-2025.
Moreover, the roundtable discussion under the topic “Structure, Objectives and Organization Activities of the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation” was held.
Speaking at the event, the Union minister said the ministry is working on the 2015-2019 Strategic Plan with four objectives under the name ‘Towards Justice’ and the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan with five objectives under the title ‘Legal Services for Justice’. Of these objectives, establishing sustainable cooperation with international organizations and partner countries is included.
She also mentioned the enhancement of bilateral relations between the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Prosecutor-General’s Office via the dialogue exchange on legal systems, legal experiences, workshops and plenary sessions.
Then, the representatives of the Prosecutor-General’s Office discussed regarding with the procedures, initial investigation, finding and filing a case and other matters.
The Ministry of Legal Affairs signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on legal affairs with the Russian Prosecutor-General Office in 2023. — MNA/KTZH