Sanctions did not affect the work of the Prosecutor General of Russia abroad – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 31 – RIA Novosti The sanctions did not affect the work of the Prosecutor General of Russia abroad, the head of the Russian Federation Main Department of International Legal Cooperation of the General Prosecutor’s Office Sahak Karapetyan in his interview to “Izvestia” newspaper “.. / p>

“I must say that in the past year, one-third increase in the number of the international nature of the activities carried out both in Russia and abroad, which were attended by the Russian Federation Prosecutor General’s leadership. Therefore, sanctions imposed by the EU countries and a number of other States with regard to Russia, virtually no impact on our cooperation with foreign counterparts, “- he told the publication

As Sahak Karapetyan stressed, the representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Russia is still actively involved in the activities carried out by the UN. , the Council of Europe, OSCE, CIS, SCO and others. In addition, the Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika is a member of the Senate of the International Association of Prosecutors and created within the CIS Interstate Council for Anti-Corruption, as well as the representative of the department elected to the Bureau of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), established under the Council of Europe.

The head of the main department of international legal cooperation GP of Russia also emphasized that, despite the resolutions adopted in the framework of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Russia continues to maintain close ties in the sphere of protection of human rights and the fight against crime.

“Despite the completely irresponsible PACE resolution on Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine, still maintained a close working relationship with the leaders of the Council of Europe and its secretariat, particularly on public prosecutor’s activity in the field of human rights protection and the fight against crime,” – he said.

according to Karapetyan, on Russia’s initiative at the last meeting of the Consultative Council of European prosecutors issued a statement concerning counter-terrorism. This statement emphasizes the role of prosecutors in the fight against terrorism and called for improved international cooperation.