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Attorney General Eric Holder was inOttawa today for meetings with Attorneys General and Justice Ministers fromCanada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Today’s meeting of the Quintet ofAttorneys General was the fourth to be held since the inaugural Quintet meetingin the United Kingdom in 2009 and the first to be hosted in Canada. TheAttorneys General discussed legal issues of mutual interest, includingcybercrime, national security and legal cooperation.
Continuing their discussion from lastyear’s Quintet meeting in Sydney, the Attorneys General discussed ways that lawenforcement agencies could improve their ability to combat terrorism,cybercrime, and transnational organized crime — including through mutual legalassistance. The global nature of these crimes makes cooperation with our keyallies a critical component of response efforts.
Discussions on cybercrime, forcedmarriages, digital copyright enforcement, data protection and deferred prosecutionagreements were also held.
The 2012 Quintet was attended by:
 •Eric H. Holder, Jr. – Attorney General,United States of America         •Hon. Rob Nicholson P.C., Q.C., M.P. –Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada •Hon. Chris Finlayson – Attorney General, NewZealand •Rt. Hon. Dominic Grieve Q.C., M.P. – AttorneyGeneral, United Kingdom •Hon. Jason Clare, M.P. – Minister for HomeAffairs and Justice, Australia, representing the Attorney-General of Australia