Ministry of Justice Participates in Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
The Ministry of Justice participated in the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties in Vienna, held to discuss the implementation of the Convention and draft resolutions, with a delegation headed by Bader Al-Musaed.
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Kuwait, Oct 19 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Justice participated in the 13th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, held at the United Nations Office at Vienna, with a delegation headed by First Counselor Badr Al-Musaed, Director of the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies.
In a statement on Monday, the ministry said the conference, which convenes every two years, focuses on monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention by member states, following the launch of the convention’s implementation review process under a decision adopted by the Conference at its tenth session.
The statement added that the current session, which concludes on October 23, will present and discuss several draft resolutions to be issued by the Conference, including the establishment of a drafting committee to prepare an additional protocol to the Convention on crimes affecting the environment.
The ministry’s delegation, in addition to First Counselor Badr Al-Musaed, includes Senior Legal Researcher Yaqoub Al-Ajil and Raim Al-Ansari, an interpreter from the International Relations Department. (End) f.n./h.s.s.
