21 January 2009
Belarusian, Ukrainian justice ministries to sign forensic examination agreement
The Belarusian and Ukrainian justice ministries will sign an agreement on cooperation in forensic examination. The documents are supposed to be signed when Belarus Justice Minister Viktor Golovanov visits Ukraine on January 23, the ministry told BelTA. The agreement will facilitate the scientific cooperation regarding problems and prospects of forensic examination development and the sharing of expert practices. The main avenues of cooperation are information sharing about scientific researches and new scientific, methodical and reference books about forensic examination; mutual aid in scientific and expert activities; personnel training and professional development through education, internships, joint seminars and courses on new forensic examination methods. The document is supposed to make forensic examination cooperation of Belarusian and Ukrainian specialists more effective, to enhance partnership and friendly relations between the justice ministries of the two states. During the forthcoming visit the sides are expected to discuss further development of the bilateral cooperation in the legal sphere and practical cooperation of the two justice ministries.БЕЛТА