TIRANA, May 25 /ATA/ –Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj paid an official visit to Rome. During this visit, Gjonaj met with her counterpart, Italy’s Minister of Justice, Alfonso Bonafede. This was the second meeting after the September 2018 meeting in Rome between the two which focused on further co-operation between the two countries.
Bilateral talks focused on very good relations between the two countries, and especially the cooperation between the two Ministries of Justice. The two ministers stressed the importance of deepening this cooperation in the field of justice and bilateral jurisdictional relations. At issue was also co-operation in the fight against organized crime and implementation of special regime for 41 bis convicts, a recently adopted regime in our legislation similar to the Italian model. This cooperation includes provision of Italian expertise and joint visits of penitentiary staff in the light of implementation of this regime and increased security measures.
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