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Vietnam, RoK bolster judicial, legislative cooperation

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long had a working session with his Korean counterpart Park Sang-ki in Gwacheon city on April 1.
Vietnam, RoK bolster judicial, legislative cooperation ảnh 1At the working session between Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long and his Korean counterpart Park Sang-ki  (Photo: VNA)

Seoul (VNA) –  Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long had a working sessionwith his Korean counterpart Park Sang-ki in Gwacheon cityon April 1, discussing measures to enhance cooperation between the twoministries in the coming time.

The Vietnamese ministry wants to boost collaboration in law and justice betweenthe two countries as well as the two ministries, Minister Long affirmed, addingthat under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two ministries signed in2015, both sides have conducted numerous delegation exchanges.

He expressed his hope that the MoU will be carried out in a more effectivemanner to boost mutual understanding as well as experience sharing in law-relatedfields.

He wished that the two justice academies, set up under the two ministries, willenhance connections and have practical activities in jurist training.

In addition, he suggested both ministries outline specific cooperation activitiesas well as build a collaborative plan for 2019-2020.

Regarding mutual legal assistance, Minister Long said that two rounds of negotiationson an agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil and commercial matterswere conducted between the two ministries, hoping that both sides willaccelerate further the negotiation process so that the agreement will be signedas soon as possible as the number of judicial entrustments between Vietnam andthe Republic of Korea (RoK) have increased in recent years.

Long took the occasion to ask the RoK Government to create favourable conditionsfor Vietnamese people living and working in the host nation.

The same day in Sejong city, Minister Long had a meeting with RoK Minister of GovernmentLegislation Kim Oe-sook, during which he introduced the host his ministry’sorganisation and its role in law management and making in Vietnam.

Both ministries have certain similarities, thus they can share experience witheach other, he suggested, adding that both sides should step up the implementationof their MoU signed in 2012 to further bilateral cooperation.

Kim, for her part, laid stress on the RoK’s New Southern Policy, which strengthensrelations with ASEAN member states, including Vietnam.

She said that she will work to promote collaboration with the VietnameseMinistry of Justice.-VNA
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