Three bilateral treaties on criminal judicial assistance signed between China and Namibia, Pakistan and Japan were expected to be ratified by China's top legislature in a week.

The pacts were submitted by the State Council, China's cabinet, to the fourth session of the 11th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for deliberation on Monday.

The treaties were signed respectively by Chinese Justice Minister Wu Aiying and Namibian Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana on May 26, 2006, then Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and senior counsel for the Pakistan government Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada on April 17, 2007 and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Dec. 1, 2007, all in Beijing.

The conventions are in accordance with the Chinese legal principle, judicial practice, interests and needs, read the statements submitted to the NPC Standing Committee.

The sanction and implementation of the treaties will benefit the judicial cooperation and further friendly cooperative relationship between the countries, according to the statements.

The treaties covered areas including application of the treaties, refusal and postponement of judicial assistance, criminal evidence collection, crime tools disposal and judicial information exchange.

(Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2008)