The head of the Supreme Court of Russia spoke with colleagues from the CIS

The head of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia, Igor Krasnov, took part in the Council of Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the CIS countries, chaired by Belarus for the first time. The press service of the Armed Forces told Lenta.ru about this.

The central topic of his meeting with his Belarusian colleague Andrei Shved was providing a legal basis for the rapidly developing relations between the two countries.

Krasnov thanked his colleague for the warm welcome and highly appreciated the work of the Council under the Belarusian chairmanship. He recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the global level of integration of the two countries and drew a parallel with the construction of the Moscow-Minsk high-speed highway.

“We, as heads of the highest courts, have a consonant task - to ensure equally rapid and reliable legal integration for this rapid rapprochement,” Krasnov said.

He noted that the foundation for a “seamless” legal space was laid by the June Memorandum of Understanding, and the next step should be a two-year cooperation program. Among the priorities are the digitalization of judicial systems and the introduction of elements of artificial intelligence. Krasnov also supported the Belarusian initiative to create a Coordination Council on Justice Issues.