U.S. signs Protocol of Exchange of Ratification on the Treaties of Bilateral Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with Lithuania

Missoula, March 9 (Al-Masakin)—U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed Protocol of Exchange of Ratification on the Treaties of Bilateral Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance along with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Ušackas today in Washington, D.C. the State Deartment said in a press release this afternoon.

 

“These twin agreements between the United States and Lithuania will allow police and prosecutors in both countries to employ state-of-the-art tools to cooperate more effectively to bring criminals to justice on both sides of the Atlantic,” the statement to the press said.

 

The statement went on to say that these two agreements “form part of an important network of similar agreements that the United States has reached with all the countries of the European Union.”

 

The State Department hopes to conclude 27 such agreements with all members of the EU-27

 

“The agreements represent yet another facet of the vibrant relationship the United States enjoys with Lithuania, one of our most dependable allies,” the statement concluded.

 

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U.S. State Department seeks knowledge about American citizen missing in Iran for two years

 Missoula, March 9 (Al-Masakin)—“Today marks the two year anniversary of the disappearance of American citizen Robert Levinson, a retires FBI agent who went missing in Iran during a business trip to Kish Island in 2007,” the U.S. State Department said in a press release March 8.

 

The United States State Department is seeking information as to the whereabouts of missing American citizen Robert Levinson the father of seven children and the grandfather of two.

 

“In December 2007, Mrs. Levinson traveled to Iran – accompanied by her son and sister – where she met with Iranian officials who expressed a willingness to share information about their investigation into her husband’s disappearance with the family. However, to date, no information has been forthcoming. We continue to call on Iran to stand by its commitment by providing full details about their authorities’ investigation both to his family and to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which looks after U.S. interests in the absence of normal diplomatic relations.

 

“We ask anyone who may have information about the case to contact us or the Levinson family via their website: www.helpboblevinson.com,” the statement to the press said.

 

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