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Vietnam, Australia hold third security dialogue at deputy-ministerial level

The third security dialogue at the deputy-ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia took place in Canberra on February 22 to enhance bilateral cooperation in security and law enforcement issues of common concern.
Vietnam, Australia hold third security dialogue at deputy-ministerial level ảnh 1Vietnamese and Australian officials pose for a group photo at the dialogue on February 22. (Source: bocongan.gov.vn)
Sydney (VNA) – The third security dialogue atthe deputy-ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia took place in Canberraon February 22 to enhance bilateral cooperation in security and law enforcementissues of common concern.

The dialogue, held under the countries’ joint statement ontheir strategic partnership signed in March 2018, was co-chaired by Sen. Lt.Gen. Luong Tam Quang, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security, and SophieSharpe, Deputy Secretary at the Australian Department of Home Affairs.

Among the issues under consideration, they discussed theenhancement of cooperation in exit, entry, and the fight against illegal maritimemigration to Australia so as to improve the migration management capacity,receive citizens back, and share information and improve the air securitycapacity.

The officials looked into the promotion of ties in cybersecurity, data security, and essential technology through the consideration of possibilityfor coordinating in anti-cybercrime programmes.

They exchanged information about organised crimes, drug and precursortrafficking, and the combat against money laundering. The two sides agreed toboost collaboration via the joint anti-transnational crime team, provideequipment support, work together to deal with requests for the extradition of internationallywanted fugitives and for  mutual legal assistance related to extraditions and criminal matters, and push ahead with the cooperation in improving thelaw enforcement capacity of the Vietnamese ministry’s officials via the AsiaRegion Law Enforcement Management Programme (ARLEMP).

Vietnam and Australia will support the exchange ofinformation about actions and policies to ramp up the fight against moneylaundering and terrorist financing, and boost the adherence to internationalstandards through sharing financial information about suspicious transactionsand jointly fighting organised and transnational crimes, they said.

They also discussed the reinforcement of partnerships in minimisingdisaster and climate change risks, along with in improving the response andrecovery capacity through delegation exchanges with the National EmergencyManagement Agency of Australia.

Another issue on the table was to keep sharing information aboutthe regional and global situations related to each country./.
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