President Vo Van Thuong addresses the 13th ASEAN - China Prosecutors-General Conference in Hanoi on December (Photo: VNA) Along with benefits that the booming of science andtechnology bring, new kinds of crimes have emerged, including cyber scams andattacks to computer networks of governments and businesses, causing seriousconsequences and greatly affecting economic development as well as socialsafety and order in each country, President Thuong said.
Lauding the conference’s theme of strengtheninginternational cooperation in fighting high-tech and transnational crimes, theState leader said he believes that the conference will find effective measuresand reach consensus in actions between 10 ASEAN members and China in fightingtransnational crime, especially high-tech crime, contributing to reinforcing theirsolidarity, friendship and mutual understanding for peace, stability andprosperity in the region and the world.
President Thuong highlighted the close ties between ASEANand China, the first outside partner of the associationsince 1991. The two sides set up a strategic partnership in 2003, which waselevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2021, he said, noting that the two sides have rolled out many cooperative mechanisms, including annual high-level meetings and conferences in various fields, including justice and law.
Through 12 editions over the past 20 years, the ASEAN - ChinaProsecutors-General Conference has proved its role as an important forumfor heads of procuracy agencies of ASEAN countries and China to meet andstrengthen cooperation to deal with challenges in crime prevention and control, especially transnational and high-tech crimes, hestated.
In his speech at the conference, Vietnamese Prosecutor GeneralLe Minh Tri affirmed the aspirations and determination of the Supreme People'sProcuracy of Vietnam in promoting collaboration with procuracy agencies ofASEAN countries and China in order to strengthen the enforcement and efficiencyof crime combat, especially against high-tech and transnational crimes,contributing to maintaining peace and stability of each country and the region.
Delegates from ASEAN member countries and China pointed to challenges that high-tech andtransnational crimes pose to each country and region, while sharing theirexperience and best practices in handling this kind of crime and proposing solutionsin promoting efficiency of cooperation in the fight./.