Posted On:
08 NOV 2018 8:47PM by PIB Delhi
The
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved
the Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Civil and Commercial Matters.
Salient features:
- Service of summons and other judicial documents or processes;
- taking of evidence in civil matters;
- production, identification or examination of documents, recordings;
- The execution of a Letter of Request for taking of evidence in civil matters; and
- Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.
Benefits:
The
Agreement will be beneficial for the citizens of both the countries. It
will also fulfill the desire of both the countries to strengthen the
bonds of friendship and fruitful cooperation in the Civil and Commercial
matters, which is the spirit, essence and language of the
agreement.This agreement between India and Morocco will enhance
co-operation in the service of summons, judicial documents, letters of
request and the execution of judgments decrees and arbitral awards.
Ties
of India and African countries are from pre-independence era. India and
Morocco have enjoyed cordial and friendly relations and over the years
bilateral relations have witnessed significant depth and growth. Both
nations are part of the Non-Aligned Movement. In the United Nations,
India supported the decolonization of Morocco and the Moroccan freedom
movement. India recognized Morocco on June 20, 1956 and established
relations in 1957. India believes in the necessity of enhancing the
domain of mutual co-operation with Morocco and realizing the importance
of broadening the aspects of cooperation between both the countries in
Civil and Commercial Matters.
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(Release ID: 1552172)
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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