Vietnamese Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong and his Sri Lankancounterpart Abdul Rauff Hakeem signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation between the two ministries in Hanoi on April 22.
Thesigning took place following their talks on the same day.
At the talks, Cuong congratulated Sri Lanka on its development achievements over the past time.
He informed the guest that Vietnam has been recognised as a fullmember of the Hague conference on private international law as of April10, 2013.
Cuong hailed cooperation between the twocountries at international forums like the United Nations, theNon-Aligned Movement, and the ASEAN Regional Forum.
The Sri Lankan minister encouraged Vietnam to apply arbitrationmodel in the settlement of disputes, especially among businesscommunity.
The two sides discussed increased lawcooperation between the two nations, including policymaking via theparticipation in the Asian Forum of Legislative Information Affairs.
They agreed to strengthen the friendship and cooperation between Sri Lanka and Vietnam .
The two ministers also highly valued cooperation between the two countries’ legislative, executive and judicial bodies.-VNA