Minister of Public Security General To Lam speaks a the meeting. (Photo: VNA) The event brings together security councilsecretaries, national security advisors and assistants, deputy prime ministers, and heads of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies of 106 countriesand territories, along with representatives of 10 international organisations.
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushevsaid at a plenary session on April 24 that the meeting opens up opportunitiesfor the delegates to exchange experience and to seek new approaches and commonsolutions to pressing regional and global security issues.
In his remarks sent to the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin saidinternational terrorism remains one of the gravest threats of the 21st century,and highlighted the issue of safeguarding the information space from bothexternal and internal threats.
“This topic holds importance for all nations, as itsignificantly contributes to ensuring national security, social stability, andeconomic development,” he said.
“We strongly advocate for the systematic andconcerted efforts of the global community in establishing unified, legallybinding norms and principles governing state conduct in the information domain.”
Addressing the plenary session, Lam briefed theparticipants on the high-tech crime situation in Vietnam which is among the threeAsia-Pacific countries hardest hit by cyberattacks.
The minister stressed the need to promote multilateralcooperation within such frameworks as the International Criminal Police Organisation(Interpol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol),the ASEAN National Police (Aseanpol), and other mechanisms to regulate andsupport countries in ensuring cyber security, and preventing, fighting andhandling cybercrime and transnational crime.
Vietnam wishes to further exchange experience andinitiatives with partners and international friends in crime prevention andcontrol, and protecting national sovereignty in cyberspace, he said.
On April 23, Lam had a bilateral meeting with Patrushev,during which they shared the wish to enhance dialogues and collaborationbetween law enforcement forces of the two countries./.
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