Macedonia, Britain sign memorandum to deepen judiciary cooperation

The governments of Macedonia and Britain are committed to enhance cooperation in the field of judiciary and for this, a memorandum of cooperation was signed Tuesday in Skopje.

The deal was signed by Macedonian Minister of Justice Valdet Xhaferi and British Ambassador to Macedonia Charles Garrett.

Following the signing of cooperation memorandum, the Macedonian justice minister said that the main goal of such memorandum is to establish tools and methods that will support Macedonia's judicial system to enhance its independence as well as increase public confidence in the judiciary.

The memorandum is also aimed at improving the system of court practice, as sources from the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.

So far, through the British Embassy, the Macedonian government has realized projects related to the court practice given the characteristics of the British judicial system, their legal traditions and culture, according to the Macedonian minister.

On his part, British ambassador Garret stressed the need of better judicial system for everyone, adding that Macedonian citizens deserve stronger judicial system as according to him, this is essential for building stronger democracy, righteous society and growing economy.

Source:  XINHUA