TIRANA, May 25 /ATA /- The Albanian Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj was received in a special meeting by the President of EUROJUST, Ladislav Hamran, where they discussed the adoption in principle of the cooperation agreement between the Republic of Albania and Eurojust .
The short-term approval of this agreement by the Council of Ministers was praised as an expression of volition and the utmost commitment of the Albania government to combating transnational organized crime through coordination of investigation and prosecution.
The Albania- Eurojust agreement aims at improving judicial cooperation and facilitating the coordination of investigations and prosecutions in the Republic of Albania and one of the EU potential candidate countries.
Eurojust, the European Union (EU) agency deals with judicial cooperation in criminal matters among agencies of the member states.
The Eurojust President Hamran was confident about the progress of the country and hopeful about reforms undertaken by the Albanian government, especially reforms in the justice system.
The Eurojust President appreciated the will of the Albanian government to coordinate investigations and prosecutions with EU member countries adding that the intensification of bilateral contacts would bring further development of relations between Eurojust and Albania.
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