Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to increase cooperation in preventing
wildlife trafficking at the second bilateral dialogue in Bali on
November 25.
Darori, Director General of the Forest Protection and Nature
Conservation of the Indonesian Forestry Ministry, said that the two
sides exchanged information on law enforcement, particularly regulations
relating to illegal trade in wildlife and timber.
He said
that Indonesia wants to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam to fight
illegal trade in tiger, armadillo and other wild species because
smugglers often use Vietnam as a gateway to China.
Do Quang
Tung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), affirmed that
Vietnam is willing to cooperate with Indonesia in wildlife conservation.
The two sides agreed on a memorandum of understanding on
cooperating in law enforcement, raising public awareness and human
resource training.
The event was held within the framework of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network
(ASEAN-WEN)./.