Delegates at the event (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) The workshop, which runs from October 29 toNovember 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, is among annual cooperation activities between the two countries' national committees for drug combat. In Vietnam, the Ministryof Public Security is the standing body for drug combat of the NationalCommittee for AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution Prevention and Control.
Addressingthe event, Col. Mom Kirisocheat, Deputy Director of the law enforcement divisionat the Office of Cambodia’s National Authority for Combating Drugs, noted thatover the recent past, authorities of both countries have coordinated to carryout various initiatives to fight drug crimes and recorded encouraging results.
In 2023, the two sides continue to increase and improve the quality of information exchange via hotlinesand border liaison offices between provinces of Vietnam and Cambodia. Theyhave held meetings between their relevant agencies and borderlocalities on a regular basis. Crackdowns on drug crimes along the shared borderline are also a regular occurrence in their cooperation.
The efforts have helped curb and preventcross-border drug trafficking, he said.
Inthe face of the quick and complex developments of drug crimes in the region andthe world, training to improve the capacity of law enforcement officers isof critical importance to promote the fight against transnational drug crimes,he went on.
The official said that the cooperation and responsibility sharing betweenVietnam and Cambodia will form a prerequisite for the realisation of the commongoal of protecting the community from drug-related crimes to contribute tostable and prosperous socio-economic development./.
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