China will host the first meeting of presidents of the supreme
courts of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries
in Shanghai from September 20 to 22, China's supreme court has
announced.
"This is an important meeting held within the framework of SCO
to further expand judicial cooperation," said Wan Exiang,
vice-president of China's Supreme People's Court.
The theme of the meeting was "judicial justice and
cooperation."
Wan said a major topic would be the establishment of a
cooperation mechanism to deal with cross-border crime and
strengthen judicial cooperation to fight the "three evil forces" of
terrorism, extremism and separatism.
The presidents would also discuss the court's role in boosting
social development, guaranteeing judicial justice and improving
judicial efficiency.
The meeting, expected to draw about 50 participants from China,
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, would
issue a joint statement.
(Xinhua News Agency August 30, 2006)
