• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 11 / 29 / 2010

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From the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti: Russia and Cuba will cooperate in the field of criminal law, said Aleksei Ivanovich Aleksandrov, president of the Constitutional Law Committee of the Council of the Russian Federation,  "The Attorneys General of Cuba and Russia have agreed to cooperate," Alexandrov said during the Tenth International Conference on Criminal Science held last week in Havana.

Russia and Cuba have "many interesting plans" in regard to legal cooperation and the fight against organized crime, he added, and said the Russian side is interested in signing agreements on cooperation on criminal matters with many countries, especially Cuba.

According to Alexandrov, Cuba is not just a country that has very good relations with Russia, but also a country that is preparing to modernize its legal system, which takes very much into account the institutions of law, human rights, justice, etc.

The meeting, held Nov. 23-25, was attended by 300 officials and international legal professionals from 20 countries, who shared experiences in criminal matters.

Among the main topics discussed were the reform of the Caribbean country's criminal law, international cooperation in combating drug trafficking, and corruption.

Source: miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2010/