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Ministry of Public Security to host ASEAN meeting on transnational crime

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and Related Meetings (AMMTC 14) will take place online on November 26, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Ministry of Public Security to host ASEAN meeting on transnational crime ảnh 1At the press conferene on November 24 to inform the AMMTC 14 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and Related Meetings (AMMTC14) will take place online on November 26, according to the Ministry of PublicSecurity.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend it and deliver a keynote address.

Hosted by the ministry, the meeting will involve officialsfrom ASEAN member nations and the ASEAN Secretariat, and representatives from ASEANembassies in Vietnam.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, GeneralTo Lam, Minister of Public Security, will chair the plenary session which willsee the participation of ASEAN ministers overseeing transnational crimeprevention, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, and ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads ofConsular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM).

Vietnam will take over the AMMTCChairmanship from Thailand - the host country of AMMTC 13 in November 2019 - atthe session.

Delegateswill look into regional and global circumstancesthat could impact on developments in regional transnational crime.

They will discuss and seek approaches to promote the implementation of objectivesset out in theASEAN Plan of Action in Combating Transnational Crime in the 2016-2025 period,and approve documents on initiatives and ideasfrom ASEAN member countries.

The ministers of ASEAN member countries are expected to adopt a Joint Statementfor AMMTC 14.

AMMTC 14 will contribute to Vietnam’s successas ASEAN Chair in 2020 and strengthen its important position in theinternational arena.

It will also demonstrate the country’s strong political commitment andproactiveness in international cooperation on the prevention and control of transnationalcrime./.
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