On the visit of the Prosecutor General to the Republic of Lithuania (April 24, 2017, Vilnius)

Today, within the framework of the working visit of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhakip Asanov to Vilnius, an interstate agreement was signed with the Republic of Lithuania on the transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment and persons subject to compulsory medical measures. The parties noted that the conclusion of this document is a significant step towards strengthening the Kazakh-Lithuanian partnership, ensuring law and order, and protecting the fundamental rights and interests of citizens of the two countries.

The Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan, expressing gratitude to the Lithuanian side for the warm and friendly reception, stressed that the agreements reached are a confirmation of a high level of trust and will serve as an additional impetus to the development of bilateral relations.

During the trip, bilateral meetings were held with the Minister of justice, the Prosecutor General and the Deputy Minister of internal Affairs of Lithuania, during which topical issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed and experience was exchanged on criminal procedure. Zh.Asanov noted the special importance of effective criminal process for increasing the level of public confidence in the entire law enforcement system of the country.

The heads of departments expressed interest in further expanding cooperation in the legal sphere.

The Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan also met with the Chairman of the Supreme court, the Chairman of the group on inter-Parliamentary relations of the Seimas (Parliament), a judge of the constitutional Court of Lithuania, and the rector of the Mikolas remeris University.

Press service General Prosecutor's office of the Republic of Kazakhstan