Moldova (bbabo.net), - Minister of Justice Sergiu Litvinenko did not discuss the extradition procedure of Ilan Shor with his Israeli counterpart during his visit to this country. The statements were made at a meeting held after today's government meeting, unimedia.info reports.
"I really was on a visit to Israel, I had a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice of Israel. We discussed aspects of cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and Israel, including issues related to international legal cooperation. We explained to the Israeli official what our priorities My colleague was very interested in our intentions We agreed that we will continue negotiations, the Israeli side fully expressed the need for reforms and fighting corruption in the Republic of Moldova The minister made very clear one thing that we all know very well that without fighting there can be no corruption without the development of the Republic of Moldova,” said Sergiu Litvinenko.
The Minister of Justice says that he did not discuss the topic of the request of the Moldovan authorities for the extradition of the deputy Ilan Shor, who was put on the international wanted list: "We did not discuss this issue specifically, since the Israeli Minister of Justice does not have the authority to make such decisions. The procedure is in the process in the competent authorities Israel. The Republic of Moldova made a request in accordance with international legal acts, and the Israeli authorities must respond to the request in accordance with international legal acts. We are talking about the Extradition Convention."
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