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Deputy PM welcomes Secretary-General of Permanent Court of Arbitration

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 31 for Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Marcin Czepelak, who is on a visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the first anniversary of the PCA Office in the country.
Deputy PM welcomes Secretary-General of Permanent Court of Arbitration ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (R) hosts a reception in Hanoi on August 31 for Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Marcin Czepelak. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - DeputyPrime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 31 for Secretary-Generalof the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Marcin Czepelak, whois on a visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the first anniversary of thePCA Office in the country.

Hailing the PCA Office’s activities inVietnam, Quang hoped that Vietnam and the PCA would continue cooperationin training international legal experts, as well as improving the capacity ofVietnamese officials, civil servants and lawyers.

He proposed the PCA continue accepting Vietnamese students for internship at its office and consider offeringopportunities to Vietnamese candidates to work at the PCA Office and its headquarters in TheHague.

The government leader expressed his delight that the UnitedNations General Assembly unanimously adopted on August 1 a resolution commemorating the 125th founding anniversary of the PCA, which was sponsored by Vietnam and the country made significant contributions to its content.

In recent years, Vietnamese legal expertshave gained international recognition, having been elected to the InternationalLaw Commission for the 2017-2022 and 2023-2027 tenures, he said.

Vietnam also nominated arbitrators tothe PCA in 2012 and 2018, including experts from the Ministries of Justice, Planningand Investment, and Foreign Affairs, and the Supreme People's Court, Quang added.

Czepelak, for his part, thankedVietnam for sponsoring the resolution commemorating the 125th founding anniversary of the PCA.

Both sides also agreed to jointly hold activities marking the occasion in Vietnam, the region and the world.

He informed the host about the activities ofthe PCA Office in Vietnam and its future plans regarding training courses andworkshops for State officials, lawyers and managers from State-ownedcorporations and enterprises, as well as internship opportunities for studentsat the office./.

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