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Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Hungary Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding was concluded today between the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Hungary. The document was signed by Minister of Justice of Georgia, Rati Bregadze and the Minister of Justice of Hungary. The event was held in parallel with the Ministerial organized by the Council of Europe, which is attended by President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Rick Demes, President of the Venice Commission, Gianni Buquicchio, Minister of Justice of Italy, Marta Cartabia, and justice ministers of other European countries. The Minister of Justice of Georgia delivered a speech at two sessions of the Ministerial today.
As the Minister of Justice of Georgia noted after the meeting with his Hungarian counterpart and the signing of the memorandum, the signing of the cooperation document creates additional opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the field of justice. Activation of relations with the EU member state will facilitate the process of harmonization of Georgian legislation with EU law.
Rati Bregadze also assessed the ministerial organized by the Council of Europe. According to the Minister, the Georgian Code of Juvenile Justice and Georgia's progress in the field of probation are very interesting for the conference participants; Georgia is ready to share its achievements with European countries and gain the experience that exists in the field of restorative justice in the member states of the Council of Europe.
During his visit to Italy, the Minister of Justice of Georgia delivered a speech at two sessions of the Ministerial. Meetings have already been held with the Ministers of Justice of Italy and Hungary, and tomorrow Rati Bregadze will meet with the Ministers of Justice of Armenia and Azerbaijan.