Belarus, Russia to unify civil legislation

The Justice Ministries of Belarus and Russia have outlined activities in lawmaking and IT-based management for the upcoming two years, Belarusian Justice Minister Sergei Khomenko said as he met with his Russian counterpart Konstantin Chuichenko, BelTA has learned. “I would like to mention the work done to implement the decision of the heads of state, our presidents, aimed at the unification of the civil legislation of Belarus and Russia.

For the next two years we have planned and, I hope, will implement a number of measures together, including lawmaking, IT-based management of the justice sector and nonprofit organizations. We hope that we will successfully implement all the activities and introduce best practices in our countries,” said Sergei Khomenko.

According to him, Belarus and Russia, the two brotherly Slavic nations are united by a common historical path and closeness of cultures. “In today's reality we see how important is time-tested friendship, loyalty to the word and deed,” he said.

According to the minister, the justice ministries work for the benefit of the people, and the result of the work is the improvement of the life of each person in the state. During the meeting the parties signed the program of cooperation between the Justice Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of Russia for 2023-2024, the protocol “On the implementation of the decree of the Supreme State Council of the Union State No.

6 of 4 November 2021”, the final protocol on consultations between Belarus and Russia to prepare draft international agreements in judicial matters. Activities of the cooperation program include the topics of lawmaking, digitalization of the justice sector and activities