Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan received a dele- gation headed by Estonian Prosecu- tor General Astrid Asi, who arrived in Armenia on a working visit. The Prosecutor General’s Office said in a press release that the delega- tion arrived in Armenia to participate in the high-level international confer- ence titled “Tracing Illegally Acquired Assets: Criminal Prosecution, Asset Recovery and Management of Confis- cated Property, Strengthening a Vic- tim-Centered Approach in Criminal Justice,” held within the framework of the Armenian Platform for European Prosecutors’ Dialogue (APEPD). The meeting was also attended by Ambassador of Estonia to Armenia Marge Mardisalu-Kahar. Vardapetyan thanked the delega- tion for accepting the invitation and congratulated Astrid Asi on assuming the position of Prosecutor General, expressing confidence that her pro- fessional experience and knowledge would make an important contribu- tion to the development of Estonia’s prosecution system and its effective response to modern challenges. Addressing cooperation between the prosecution authorities of the two coun-tries, the sides highly assessed the level of international legal cooperation in criminal proceedings, emphasizing that the existing international legal framework between Armenia and Estonia enables effective interaction. The meeting also discussed opportunities for cooperation within the framework of relations between the Republic of Armenia and Eurojust. Prosecutor General Anna Varda-petyan also presented the results of high-level international conferences held in Yerevan in recent years with the support of European partners, noting that, based on the positive feedback from partner countries, a decision had been made to institutionalize the initiative and continue it within the framework of the Armenian Platform for European Prosecutors’ Dialogue (APEPD). The Prosecutors General of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Estonia reaffirmed their readiness to continue exchanging experience, deepen professional cooperation, and make joint efforts toward developing prosecution systems, strengthening international legal cooperation, and enhancing the effectiveness of efforts to combat transnational crime, cyber-crime, corruption, and money launder-ing.

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