A Vietnamese representative voiced the
importance of intensifying cooperation among ASEAN member countries in
combating human trafficking at an international seminar on human
security in Asia and Southeast Asia on February 23.
At the seminar, in Tokyo , Dr. Dang Nguyen Anh from the Vietnam Academy
of Social Sciences referred to human trafficking as a problem that
needs to be addressed to ensure human security in Asia .
The associate professor also voiced the need to formulate supportive
mechanisms for victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia to help
them reintegrate into the community.
Chinami Nishimura, Deputy Minister of the Japanese Ministry for Foreign
Affairs, which collaborated with Tokyo University in organising the
event, affirmed that the Japanese Government regards human security as
one of the pillars of its foreign policy.
Addressing the seminar, ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Dato Misran
Karmain emphasised that human security serves as one of the foundations
for cooperation and advancement of ASEAN.
He discussed the direct relation between human security and development
and the necessary cooperation between ASEAN and Japan to address the
matter.
The seminar drew a large number of experts from UN agencies as well as ASEAN member countries./.