Minister of Public Security General To Lam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The security forces ofVietnam and Brunei have agreed to bolster comprehensive collaboration,particularly in the fight against traditional and non-traditional crimes.
The consensus was reached on February 14 during talks between visiting Ministerof Public Security General To Lam and Chairman of the National SecurityCommittee of Brunei Major General Awang Halbi bin Mohd Yussof, who is alsoSecond Minister of Defence.
They believed that amidst the complicated situation of transnational crimes,terrorism, human trafficking, and high-tech crimes in the region, the twosecurity forces should enhance information exchange on the artifice andaffiliation of all crimes, especially terrorism, high-tech and drug crimes, aswell as promote collaboration in the field of cyber security.
They explained close cooperation will contribute significantly to deepening theVietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership in the time ahead.
Laying stress on the sound cooperative relations between the two countries inthe past time, the two ministers said the Vietnamese Ministry of PublicSecurity and competent forces in Brunei have fully cooperated at all levels, ina number of bilateral and multilateral mechanisms, as well as at regional andinternational forums on crime prevention.
They recalled bilateral cooperation at the ASEAN Chiefs of Police Conference(ASEANAPOL), coordination to prevent and settle transnational crimes, and mutuallegal assistance in criminal matters.
Minister Lam suggested the Brunei Ministry of Defence consider theestablishment of a joint working group on political-security cooperation, organizeannual deputy ministerial-level talks on crime prevention, and set up acoordinating mechanism on inspection and settlement of high-tech crimes,especially gambling crimes, among others.
He highlighted that both sides need to exchange experience in preventingterrorists who take advantage of the cyberspace to carry out other acts ofsabotage, while promoting coordination to improve management capacity andensure safety for the national information system.
Regarding multilateral cooperation, Lam said both sides should support eachother’s initiatives on crime prevention in the framework of ASEAN, help eachother in tracking criminals, and enhance connectivity between the GreaterMekong Sub-region and the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEANGrowth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in crime prevention and extradition.
As the Ministry of Public Security will celebrate its 75th Traditional Day of the Public Security Forces, and chair the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC 14) in 2020, Laminvited Awang Halbi bin Mohd Yussof to visit Vietnam and attend the events.
Lam is leading a high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of Public Security ona working visit to Brunei on February 13-15./.
The consensus was reached on February 14 during talks between visiting Ministerof Public Security General To Lam and Chairman of the National SecurityCommittee of Brunei Major General Awang Halbi bin Mohd Yussof, who is alsoSecond Minister of Defence.
They believed that amidst the complicated situation of transnational crimes,terrorism, human trafficking, and high-tech crimes in the region, the twosecurity forces should enhance information exchange on the artifice andaffiliation of all crimes, especially terrorism, high-tech and drug crimes, aswell as promote collaboration in the field of cyber security.
They explained close cooperation will contribute significantly to deepening theVietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership in the time ahead.
Laying stress on the sound cooperative relations between the two countries inthe past time, the two ministers said the Vietnamese Ministry of PublicSecurity and competent forces in Brunei have fully cooperated at all levels, ina number of bilateral and multilateral mechanisms, as well as at regional andinternational forums on crime prevention.
They recalled bilateral cooperation at the ASEAN Chiefs of Police Conference(ASEANAPOL), coordination to prevent and settle transnational crimes, and mutuallegal assistance in criminal matters.
Minister Lam suggested the Brunei Ministry of Defence consider theestablishment of a joint working group on political-security cooperation, organizeannual deputy ministerial-level talks on crime prevention, and set up acoordinating mechanism on inspection and settlement of high-tech crimes,especially gambling crimes, among others.
He highlighted that both sides need to exchange experience in preventingterrorists who take advantage of the cyberspace to carry out other acts ofsabotage, while promoting coordination to improve management capacity andensure safety for the national information system.
Regarding multilateral cooperation, Lam said both sides should support eachother’s initiatives on crime prevention in the framework of ASEAN, help eachother in tracking criminals, and enhance connectivity between the GreaterMekong Sub-region and the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEANGrowth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in crime prevention and extradition.
As the Ministry of Public Security will celebrate its 75th Traditional Day of the Public Security Forces, and chair the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC 14) in 2020, Laminvited Awang Halbi bin Mohd Yussof to visit Vietnam and attend the events.
Lam is leading a high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of Public Security ona working visit to Brunei on February 13-15./.
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