Vietnam, Cuba promote cooperation in justice

A delegation of Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Court led by Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Du paid an official visit to Cuba from May 18-21 to promote cooperation between the two court sectors and attend the 10th International Meeting on Justice and Law.
Vietnam, Cuba promote cooperation in justice ảnh 1An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) – A delegation of Vietnam’sSupreme People’s Court led by Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Du paid anofficial visit to Cuba from May 18-21 to promote cooperation between the twocourt sectors and attend the 10th International Meeting on Justiceand Law.

At aworking session with the Chief Justice of Supreme People's Court of Cuba, Rubén Remigio Ferro, the Vietnamese deputychief justice informed the host on the main reforms in the Vietnamese courtsystem in the recent past, including enhancing the publicity of sentences,improving judicial service quality for the public and modernising material conditions.   

He stressed that in its judicial reform strategy, the Vietnamese State aims toenhance the capacity of judges, build electronic courts and intensifyinternational experience exchange.

The Cuban chief justice also shared theorientation for the modernisation of the Cuban court system, and noted thesimilar points in the process of completing the judicial system in the twocountries.

He paid attention to Vietnam’s experience in judicial reconciliation andsuggested holding knowledge exchanges or thematic workshops on the issue.
         
On the occasion, the Vietnamese delegation handed over some laptopsas a gift from the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court to the Cuban counterpart.      

The International Meeting on Justiceand Law, in its tenth edition, has established itselfas a scientific-legal space of great prestige at the national and internationallevel, in which presidents and magistrates of supreme courts of Justice,specialists, academics and professors from different latitudes participate./.
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