Justice Ministries' officials of Vietnam and Cambodia at the conference (Photo: VNA)TayNinh (VNA) – Law enforcement representatives from Vietnamese andCambodian localities sharing the borderline met in the first judicial conferencein Vietnam’s southern province of Tay Ninh on August 29.
Thefunction was co-chaired by Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long and his Cambodiancounterpart Ang Vong Vathana.
Longsaid the function holds significant meaning in boosting bilateral judicialcooperation.
Henoted that under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on law and justicecollaboration signed by the two justice ministries in 2009, exchanges ofhigh-ranking delegations and experts have taken place and agreements on civicjustice support and extradition have been signed.
Vietnam’sborder provinces have also worked to spread legal knowledge, offer legalsupport, and settle disputes among their residents and Cambodians livingnearby.
Theminister urged for deeper and more effective engagements in the coming time tomeet the sides’ demand and potentials, which gained favour among 100 participants.
Theparticipants asked for the completion of internal administrative procedures foragreements on criminal justice support and on transfer of prisoners, which weresigned in December last year, to soon take effect.
Theyrecommended justice agencies in Vietnam – Cambodia border provinces to worktogether in sharing expertise and proposing legal – judicial collaborationsubjects to be included in the MoU on cooperation between Vietnamese andCambodian border localities.
Onthe occasion, the Vietnamese and Cambodian ministries of justice inked theircooperation programme for 2017-2018. The justice academy under the VietnamMinistry of Justice and its Cambodian partner also signed a memorandum ofunderstanding for future joint projects.
Thesecond edition of the conference was set to take place in Cambodia in 2019.-VNA
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