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by IANS |
Beirut, June 2 (IANS) Lebanon and Iraq have agreed to bolster legal and judicial cooperation between their Justice ministries, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The cooperation, agreed upon during a meeting between Lebanese Justice Minister Henri Khoury and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Salar Abdul Sattar Muhammad on Wednesday, includes judicial notifications, penal fields and extradition issues between the two countries, according to NNA.
"The Iraqi and Lebanese Justice ministries have authentic and deep-rooted relations ... We must collaborate, cooperate and support each other in international and regional forums and in the League of Arab States," said Muhammad.
For his part, Khoury said his Ministry's relation with the Iraqi Justice Ministry and the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq is very special, highlighting Lebanon's aspiration to "further consolidate these ties in the near future," Xinhua news agency reported.
