Prosecutors’ offices of Russia and Cuba sign agreements that include legal assistance in criminal cases

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The prosecutor’s offices of Cuba and Russia, in a meeting that took place this Tuesday at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, signed a cooperation program that includes topics such as “legal assistance” in criminal cases and “the use of digital technologies.

According to the information provided by the Russian embassy on the island, the bilateral agreements were signed by the Attorney General of the Russian Federation, Igor V. Krasnov, and the Attorney General of the Republic of Cuba, Yamila Peña Ojeda.

The cooperation program will extend until 2026, and includes “activities in the field of protection of the rights of minors, legal assistance in criminal cases, the use of digital technologies and other topics,” the organization wrote in a tweet. diplomatic headquarters.

The meeting is part of an official visit by the Prosecutor General of Russia, Igor V. Krasnov. So far, no further details of the meeting between representatives of both allied regimes have emerged.

This Tuesday’s day also included a round of talks with the Ministry of Justice to “strengthen the links of collaboration between both nations and the will to continue expanding the ties of friendship.”

“With joint efforts, we will make an important contribution to the realization of the course defined by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Miguel Díaz-Canel, in order to build a peaceful, safe and fair future for our citizens,” wrote the consular institution in X.

So far, the official press of the Cuban regime has not reported on the visit of Krasnov, who arrives on the Island six months after holding a meeting in Moscow with the Cuban Minister of Justice, Oscar Silvera Martínez.

On that occasion, Silvera Martínez traveled to Russia in October 2023 and also met with the vice president of the Russian Supreme Court, Sergei Rudakov.

According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) of Cuba, last October’s talks addressed “the excellent state of relations between these entities and their Cuban counterparts” and “the possibility of promoting and developing cooperation on legal issues, legal and training of specialists.