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The President of Venezuelan Supreme Court, TSJ, Maikel Moreno and his counterpart from the People's Supreme Court of China, Zhou Qiang, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a plan for systematizing the South American country's judiciary.
Hoy suscribí de forma exitosa memorándum de entendimiento judicial con la Corte Suprema Popular de China https://t.co/qzdZ51oola pic.twitter.com/jR3GYzdBui
— Maikel Moreno (@MaikelMorenoTSJ) 23 September 2017
"Our goal is to systematize the judicial service in Venezuela," said Moreno.
During a meeting held at the headquarters of China's highest court, Moreno presented the plan to comprehensively transform the Venezuelan judiciary to Zhou.
"Our objective is to systematize the judicial service in Venezuela, to contribute to the efficiency of the processes, to increase procedural speed and to eliminate congestion, to offer the people an increasingly efficient, modern, advanced justice," Moreno said.
Ratifico mi compromiso con el pueblo que seguiré trabajando de forma incansable en beneficio del Poder Judicial https://t.co/qzdZ51oola pic.twitter.com/KryAEbKkSi
— Maikel Moreno (@MaikelMorenoTSJ) 23 September 2017
Zhou said he would designate a committee of experts to start implementing the plan.
"I look forward to working with you to strengthen the Judicial Powers of both countries," he said.
Zhou emphasized that the memorandum will promote academic exchanges between both nations' Judicial Branches, while also accepting Moreno's invitation to visit Venezuela.
Seguiremos trabajando para fortalecer los lazos de cooperación entre los Poderes Judiciales de Venezuela y China https://t.co/qzdZ51oola pic.twitter.com/0sqDIXKsMk
— Maikel Moreno (@MaikelMorenoTSJ) 23 September 2017
The agreement also seeks to strengthen cooperation between the two courts in the criminal justice sector and the joint fight against transnational crimes.
En el marco de la firma del memorándum con mi homólogo de China estuve acompañado por @TSJ_Venezuela, @MagistraturaVe y por @Ivan_Zerpa pic.twitter.com/RUZateVV18
— Maikel Moreno (@MaikelMorenoTSJ) 23 September 2017
Moreno was a speaker at the International Judicial Cooperation Forum of the Silk Road in Dunhuang, in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu.
The event was attended by top judicial representatives from other nations including Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Greece, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sudan, Turkey and Ukraine.
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