A signing ceremony to conclude the cooperation agreement between the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor of the Lao PDR (OSPP) and the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (ILSTA) took place in Vientiane 12 September.
The agreement was signed by the Director of the Planning and Foreign Cooperation Division under the OSPP, Ms Bounthai Pankeo, and the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance’s Mr Richard Philippart. The ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Supreme People’s Prosecutor of the Lao PDR, Mr Saysana Khodphouthone, and Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Luxembourg, Mr Claude Jentgen.
The cooperation project will run from 2016 to 2020, with a focus on providing training and upgrading legal experience among prosecutors and other involved legal sectors in Laos. Among the areas of focus will be criminal law, human trafficking, cooperation in justice, drug suppression, corruption, child protection and other legal fields.
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