Vietnam, Netherlands boost international legal cooperation

A delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Assistant to the Minister Nguyen Minh Vu recently paid a working trip to the Netherlands to strengthen and promote cooperation between the Vietnamese ministry and the The Hague Academy of International Law and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
Vietnam, Netherlands boost international legal cooperation ảnh 1Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Hague Academy of International Law sign a memorandum of understanding on training international legal experts for Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Amsterdam (VNA) – A delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ledby Assistant to the Minister Nguyen Minh Vu recently paid a working trip to theNetherlands to strengthen and promote cooperation between the Vietnameseministry and the The Hague Academy of International Law and the Permanent Courtof Arbitration (PCA).        

On this occasion, the Vietnamese ministry and the academy signed a memorandum of understanding on traininginternational legal experts for Vietnam.

Under the document, the academy will coordinate with the Vietnameseministry in organising short-term training programmes or courses oninternational law and international dispute settlement for Vietnamese experts.At the same time, the Vietnamese side will periodically nominate Vietnamesestudents to participate in the academy's annual courses and research programmes.

At a meeting with PCA representatives, the two sidesdiscussed cooperation between the PCA and Vietnam, especially after the courtofficially opened its representative office in Hanoi.

The ministry appreciates the efforts ofthe PCA Office in Vietnam in 2022 and proposes the PCA Secretary-General tofacilitate the Hanoi office to have more training activities on internationallaw for Vietnamese ministries and sectors in 2023.

PCA Secretary-General Marcin Czepelak expressed hisgratitude to the ministry and others and sectors of Vietnam forsupporting the PCA office in Hanoi’s training activities. He asked Vietnam toparticipate in activities to prepare for the 125th anniversary of theestablishment of the PCA in 2024./.
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