Vietnam, Singapore discuss enhancing cyber security ties
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of
Public Security Gen. To Lam held online talks with Singaporean Minister for
Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation
and Cybersecurity Josephine
Teo on October 11.
At the talks, Lam hailed the growing
strategic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore over the past years, as
well as ties between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and Singaporean
law enforcement agencies.
He suggested both sides continue
expanding international cooperation in cyber security in flexible forms that
match COVID-19 situation, as well as raise public awareness of cyber security
and Internet use skills.
Lam proposed both sides reach consensus
on ASEAN member states’ awareness and actions regarding cyber security, towards
building common legal foundations conducive to international cooperation in the
field.
According to him, they need to work
closely together to build the ASEAN Cyber Security Centre, establish a joint cooperation
mechanism for relevant long-term and intensive training in the bloc with the
support of dialogue countries such as China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Teo, for her part, believed that both
sides will overcome difficulties and lay a foundation for further development
in the future, towards building ASEAN with a heightened role and position in the
region and the world./.