India and Azerbaijan today signed a treaty to cooperate with each other in dealing with various crimes, including terrorism.
The treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was signed by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde with Azerbaijan Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov at a function held here.
The pact is one of the significant legal instruments to improve and facilitate effectiveness of the contracting states in investigation and prosecution of transnational crime including terrorism by providing the necessary legal framework for rendering or receiving legal assistance in criminal matters, an official statement said.
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