The working session between officials of Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security and Mozambique's Ministry of Interior (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique) Pretoria (VNA) – A delegation of the VietnameseMinistry of Public Security visited Mozambique from April 2-5 with a view tostrengthening their public security forces’ cooperation in crime fight,training, and logistics.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by Director ofthe ministry’s external relations department Major General Tran Van Tat, had aworking session with officials of the Mozambique Ministry of Interior.
They noted with satisfaction the progress incooperation between the two public security forces, particularly in personneltraining, information exchange, police logistics, and combating crimes,including transnational and environmental crimes.
They agreed to assign the Interpol VietnamOffice and Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service to take chargeof sharing information about crime combat.
Major General Tat highly valued the trust andfruitful cooperation between the two sides.
Meanwhile, local interior officials voiced theirhope for stronger ties with Vietnam in personnel training, police logistics,criminal investigation, and consultative activities.
To reinforce the legal framework for anti-crimecooperation, the two sides agreed to accelerate the negotiation on an agreementon mutual judicial assistance in criminal matters, an extradition agreement,and another on the transfer of convicted and sentenced persons.
During the visit, the Mozambique Ministry ofInterior, the Vietnamese Embassy in the country and the Wildlife ConservationSociety held a seminar sharing experience in combating transnational organisedcrime and wildlife trafficking crime. The event drew a number of local policeand law enforcement officers, along with representatives of foreign governmentsand international organisations. -VNA
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