Uzbekistan and UAE agreed on legal assistance and transfer of sentenced persons

On November 21, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed Hareb Almehairbi.

During the meeting the signing ceremony of the Protocol on Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of Intergovernmental Treaties between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates took place. The Protocol includes the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, the Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and the Treaty on Extradition.

The said treaties will enter into force on December 21, 2016, 30 days after the exchange of Instruments of Ratification.

The full texts of the mentioned international treaties are available on the website www.lex.uz.