Taiwan and Slovakia signed the agreement on "Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters” to fight crime together!

Taiwan and Slovakia have recently signed the "Taiwan and Slovakia agreement on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters," which includes the exchange of information on legal and criminal justice cooperation between the two countries, the sharing of mutual practical cooperation experience, and the holding of regular consultation meetings.

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Taiwan and Slovakia signed the agreement on "Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters”. Photo/provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA, 外交部) announced that, Taiwan’s representative to Slovakia Li Nan-yang (李南陽) and Slovak Economic and Cultural Office representative Martin Podstavek completed the signing of the "Taiwan and Slovakia Agreement on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters" through online video in two places, in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia and at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The signing was witnessed by Foreign Minister Wu Chao-hsieh (吳釗燮) and Justice Minister Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) and the agreement immediately took effect.

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 Taiwan and Slovakia jointly fight crime. Photo/provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In addition, the MOFA pointed out that this cooperation agreement has been promoted since 2017. The MOFA, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ, 法務部) and the Taiwan representative office in Slovakia (駐斯洛伐克代表處) have negotiated for more than 4 years and 3 months, and finally reached a consensus and successfully signed the agreement. The MOFA believes that this agreement will help strengthen Taiwan's institutionalized cooperation in combating transnational crimes.