Vietnam, Indonesia forge crime prevention at second security dialogue

The second deputy-ministerial level Security Dialogue between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Indonesian National Police (INP) took place in Jakarta on December 18.
Vietnam, Indonesia forge crime prevention at second security dialogue ảnh 1The second deputy ministerial-level Security Dialogue between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Indonesian National Police takes place in Jakarta on December 18. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA)
– The seconddeputy-ministerial level Security Dialogue between the Ministry of PublicSecurity of Vietnam and the Indonesian National Police (INP) took place inJakarta on December 18.

The dialogue formed part of the activities to implementagreements the two sides made at the second meeting of the Vietnam-IndonesiaBilateral Cooperation Committee in Indonesia June 2015 and reap the success ofthe first security dialogue in Hanoi last year.

In his opening remarks at the event, INP Deputy ChiefGeneral Syafruddin welcomed the Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister ofPublic Security Nguyen Van Son. He highlighted the long-standing bilateral relationsbetween the two countries and years of cooperation between the two sides andurged them to forge stronger collaboration to address security threats in thefuture.

For his part, Son said the second dialogue in Indonesiaaims to further intensify the two countries’ effort to combat drug trafficking,human trafficking, cyber-crimes, and other non-traditional crimes.

“We hope that through this dialogue, the efficiency ofcooperation in crime prevention between the Ministry of Public Security and theIndonesian National Police and other ASEAN nations will be further enhanced,”he added.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed results oftheir cooperation over the past year in all areas and exchanged information andexperience in the fight against transnational crimes, such as drug trafficking,human trafficking, piracy and terrorism.

They agreed to increase information exchange in securityissues and fast-track negotiations of several agreements and legal documents inthe time ahead.-VNA
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