Greek Justice Minister Anastasios Papaligouras and his visiting Turkish counterpart Cemil Cicek on Wednesday signed a cooperation protocol.

The protocol concerns the transfer of know-how in matters of justice and administering justice.

It was agreed to commence an educational program for Turkish justices and to set up special training programs for candidate Turkish judges, which will be held in Thessaloniki and in Turkey.

Meanwhile, a program for the twinning program was underway for the founding and organization of the institution of Ombudsman in Turkey, with the provision of know-how by the Greek Ombudsman, andwith EU funding.

In addition, the signing of a twinning program on copyright matters with the European Centre for Public Law was also imminent.

The Greek justice minister said that the relationship established by the Greek and Turkish prime ministers has substantially contributed to the creation of the conditions for consolidating a climate of frank cooperation between the two countries, and for further strengthening the mutual climate of confidence.

Cicek told reporters that there existed a constructive dialogue,and that Greek-Turkish relations have acquired a multidimensional character.

Source: Xinhua