The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) of Ukraine and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Belgium have signed an agreement on cooperation in the fight against cyber crime, organized crime, corruption and terrorism, according to Ukrainian PGO's press service .

"I am delighted that the cooperation between the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine and the Prosecutor's Office of the Kingdom of Belgium has now been committed to paper. I am confident that our joint activities in all the areas will be well-coordinated," Ukraine's Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has said after signing the document.

The agreement, in particular, envisages that the prosecutor's offices of Ukraine and Belgium will take every possible step within their powers in order to facilitate the efficient and timely execution of requests for legal assistance in criminal matters, the exchange of information and documents on cyber crimes, organized crime, corruption and terrorism and those involved.

According to the agreement, the parties undertook to promote the expansion of professional contacts between their institutions for the sake of effective exchange of experience and information on current legislation, in particular, the texts of laws and other regulations, analytical materials, statistics, reports and so on.