Ministry of Public Security enhances cooperation with Cuban Ministry of the Interior
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam held talks with Cuban Minister of the Interior Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas in Hanoi on May 15 after chairing an official welcoming ceremony for the latter.
Cuban Minister of the Interior Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas (2nd from right) at the welcome ceremony in Hanoi on May 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam
held talks with Cuban Minister of the Interior Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas in Hanoi on May 15 after chairing an official welcoming
ceremony for the latter.Lam emphasised the significance of the Cuban ministry’s first ministerial visit since 2010, which would contribute to the relationship between the two countries in general and the two ministries in particular. He also expressed his delight at the sound and effective development of the Vietnam-Cuba traditional friendship based on mutual trust, understanding, and respect.
At the talks (Photo: VNA)
After the COVID-19 epidemic was brought under control, between
mid-2022 and now, the ministries’ cooperation resumed quickly in the
fields of delegation exchange, security, technical logistics and medical care,
said the Vietnamese minister.Given that criminal activities, especially transnational, high-tech and other types of non-traditional crimes, are increasingly sophisticated and difficult to deal with, the expansion and strengthening of the cooperation has become more urgent for the interests and national security of each country, he noted.
The ministries agreed to enhance exchange of experience and equipment as well as capacity building for security officers, especially in protection techniques such as detection and prevention of terrorist plots. They said they will deploy collaboration in research and production of drugs, vaccines, biological products, including those that have been successfully researched and put into treatment for patients in Cuba.
Front row, from left: Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam (4th) and Cuban Minister of the Interior Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas (3rd) in a group photo. (Source: VNA)
Lam affirmed that the Vietnamese ministry gives the highest support
and is willing to exchange experience and consult with the Cuban Ministry of the Interior on policies
serving the construction and protection of the fatherland./.