At the meeting (Source: VNA) The opening ceremony was attended by LaoMinister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Somkeo Sylavong, high-ranking leadersof the ASEAN member countries as well as partner and dialogue countries of theten-member group.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was ledby Lieut. Gen. Tran Van Ve, the acting head of the Police General Department.
SOMTC 17 is a forum for the participants toreview the fight against trans-national crimes in such fields as terrorism, thetrafficking of drugs, weapons, humans, wild animals and wood, illegal migration,money laundering, piracy, economic and high-tech crimes.
They will mull over the working schedule ofSOMTC during 2016-2018 and the implementation of the ASEAN Political-SecurityCommunity Blueprint 2025, and prepare for the ASEAN Ministers Meeting onTransnational Crimes in 2017.
Apart from its official meeting, SOMTC 17 willfeature consultations with partner countries like China, Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Australia, Russia, the EU, New Zealand, the US, Canada and India.
Addressing the plenary session, Ve saidVietnam’s enforcement forces have made marked contributions to the combatagainst trans-border crimes through cooperation with other ASEAN members aswell as the bloc’s dialogue and partner countries.
Stressing risks of terrorists, human traffickersand high-tech crimes in the region, the officer called on the ASEAN nations toenhance cooperation between their law enforcement agencies in the exchange ofinformation and experience, and in the implementation of the group’s relatedprogrammes and plans.
The Vietnamese delegation also raisedinitiatives to combat regional crimes in property recovery, crime hunt andcyber terrorism.
On May 23, the ASEAN nations and the ASEANSecretariat co-organised several other meetings on trans-national crimes to setforth solutions to the problem.-VNA
They will mull over the working schedule ofSOMTC during 2016-2018 and the implementation of the ASEAN Political-SecurityCommunity Blueprint 2025, and prepare for the ASEAN Ministers Meeting onTransnational Crimes in 2017.
Apart from its official meeting, SOMTC 17 willfeature consultations with partner countries like China, Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Australia, Russia, the EU, New Zealand, the US, Canada and India.
Addressing the plenary session, Ve saidVietnam’s enforcement forces have made marked contributions to the combatagainst trans-border crimes through cooperation with other ASEAN members aswell as the bloc’s dialogue and partner countries.
Stressing risks of terrorists, human traffickersand high-tech crimes in the region, the officer called on the ASEAN nations toenhance cooperation between their law enforcement agencies in the exchange ofinformation and experience, and in the implementation of the group’s relatedprogrammes and plans.
The Vietnamese delegation also raisedinitiatives to combat regional crimes in property recovery, crime hunt andcyber terrorism.
On May 23, the ASEAN nations and the ASEANSecretariat co-organised several other meetings on trans-national crimes to setforth solutions to the problem.-VNA
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