Algeria, Kuwait eye greater judicial, legal cooperation

ALGIERS, July 19 (KUNA) -- The justice ministers of Algeria and Kuwait approved on Tuesday approved a joint implementation program aiming to propel judicial and legal ties to greater levels, agreeing during talks on the need to bolster bilateral cooperation.
"The rapid changes and existential circumstances in today's world behoove us to further cooperate," Kuwait's Justice Minister Jamal Al-Jalawi said amid a signing ceremony with his Algerian counterpart Abdulrashid Tabbi, citing the spread of organized crime and corruption as the biggest challenges to the justice system.
The Kuwaiti minister, who started a five-day official visit to the North African nation on Sunday, underlined the mutual desire between the two countries' political leaders for an improvement in bilateral relations, saying the talks yielded a trio of deals, including an extradition accord.
On the implementation program, the Algerian justice minister described the initiative as an effort to cope with the meteoric advancements in technology, as evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, which served as a catalyst for a digital revolution.
The program will also facilitate the greater "exchange of knowhow" and boost interactions between the two countries' respective justice systems, added the minister. (end) mr.nam