Serbian, U.S. prosecutors meet in Washington

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Serbian Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac say the cooperation between the two countries has been "very professional".

Izvor: Tanjug

Wednesday, 29.08.2012.

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BELGRADE U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Serbian Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac say the cooperation between the two countries has been "very professional". It has also been characterized by "a spirit of mutual trust and support", stated the two officials. Serbian, U.S. prosecutors meet in Washington During the meeting held in Washington on Tuesday, Holder expressed his complete support to the Serbian public prosecutor, stressing Serbia's is importance for the U.S. not only in the Balkans but also in a broader sense as well, spokesperson for the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office Tomo Zoric has told Tanjug. Holder said that the cooperation between the U.S. and Serbian prosecutor's offices was an example of a successful direct cooperation, according to Zoric. The U.S. chief prosecutor said that the way in which Serbia's Public Prosecutor's Office had responded to the many difficult challenges in the fight against organized crime, corruption and war crimes could serve as an example for other countries in the region. According to Zoric, the meeting touched on the experiences and challenges in the hitherto work, with special emphasis on criminal remedies significant for increasing the efficiency of criminal prosecution, including prosecutorial investigations, which are already being applied in Serbia by the prosecutor's offices for organized crime and war crimes, while the general jurisdiction prosecutor's offices should begin implementing them starting from January 15. Holder and Dolovac agreed that continuous efforts to make relevant standards of work more professional and contemporary were vital to strengthening independent institutions in Serbia. At the end of the meeting, the officials pledged commitment to further the successful cooperation, expressing a belief that future cooperation will lead to new successes in the fight against organized crime, corruption and other serious crimes, all in order to protect the constitutional order and to exercise the rule of law, Zoric said. Holder and Dolovac meet in Washington (Tanjug) Tanjug

Serbian, U.S. prosecutors meet in Washington

During the meeting held in Washington on Tuesday, Holder expressed his complete support to the Serbian public prosecutor, stressing Serbia's is importance for the U.S. not only in the Balkans but also in a broader sense as well, spokesperson for the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office Tomo Zorić has told Tanjug. Holder said that the cooperation between the U.S. and Serbian prosecutor's offices was an example of a successful direct cooperation, according to Zorić.

The U.S. chief prosecutor said that the way in which Serbia's Public Prosecutor's Office had responded to the many difficult challenges in the fight against organized crime, corruption and war crimes could serve as an example for other countries in the region.

According to Zorić, the meeting touched on the experiences and challenges in the hitherto work, with special emphasis on criminal remedies significant for increasing the efficiency of criminal prosecution, including prosecutorial investigations, which are already being applied in Serbia by the prosecutor's offices for organized crime and war crimes, while the general jurisdiction prosecutor's offices should begin implementing them starting from January 15.

Holder and Dolovac agreed that continuous efforts to make relevant standards of work more professional and contemporary were vital to strengthening independent institutions in Serbia.

At the end of the meeting, the officials pledged commitment to further the successful cooperation, expressing a belief that future cooperation will lead to new successes in the fight against organized crime, corruption and other serious crimes, all in order to protect the constitutional order and to exercise the rule of law, Zorić said.

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