Agreements of Armenia, Norway and Benelux countries over extradition

[Tumanian Talar]

ARMENPRESS

AGREEMENTS OF ARMENIA WITH NORWAY AND BENELUX COUNTRIES OVER THE
EXTRADITION READY FOR SIGNING

YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS: Armenia has extradition agreements
with governments of six countries. Spokesman for the Armenian Foreign
Ministry Tigran Balayan told Armenpress that the extradition
agreements with the government of the Kingdom of Norway and Benelux
countries are already ready for signing.
At present the terms of agreements with Russia, Romaine, Moldova,
Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Cyprus are being agreed. Works of
developing drafts of agreements with Austria and Estonia are in
process.
With Germany the document was signed in 2006, coming into force
from April, 2008. With Bulgaria it was signed in 2007, coming into
force from July 1, 2008, with Denmark and Lithuania the agreements
function from 2004, with Switzerland ` from 2005: at the end of 2008
an agreement with Sweden was also signed.
From 437 Armenian citizens found in Germany 187 have already been
extradited within the frameworks of the agreement.