At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of JusticeLe Thanh Long and his Lao counterpart Phayvy Siboualypha signed a judicial assistanceagreement on civil affairs under the witness of the two Prime Ministers inVientiane, Laos on January 11, within the framework of PM Pham Minh Chinh’s Laovisit from January 11-12.
In the afternoon the sameday, the two ministers held talks, during which they expressed their delight atimportant milestones in cooperation between the two ministries, with manybreakthroughs.
In order to improve theefficiency of bilateral legal and judicial cooperation in the near future, thetwo ministers agreed to continue with the 2023 cooperation programme signed onAugust 25, 2022, consider the new supply of official development assistance ina more effective and feasible manner, actively and promptly deal with naturalisationfor eligible Lao and Vietnamese citizens.
Vietnam will assist Laos inpersonnel training, especially increasing scholarships for officials of the LaoMinistry of Justice to pursue master and doctorate studies at Hanoi LawUniversity.
On January 12 morning, MinisterLong attended the 45th meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committeethat was co-chaired by the two PMs.
He said both sides will sooncomplete procedures to approve the signed judicial assistance agreement oncivil affairs, enhance the sharing of experience and legal enforcement infields of shared concern, improve the capacity of legal and judicial officers,continue stepping up legal and judicial cooperation between the two countries’border localities and effectively implement conclusions reached at the fifthexpanded judicial conference among border localities./.
