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Vietnam, Switzerland step up legislative cooperation

Vietnam and Switzerland agreed to bolster experience exchange in law building and enforcement, and execution of international treaties under a freshly inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Vietnam, Switzerland step up legislative cooperation ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Justice of Vietnam Tran Tien Dung (L) and Deputy Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police of Switzerland Michael Scholl (Photo: VNA)

Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam and Switzerland agreed to bolster experienceexchange in law building and enforcement, and execution of internationaltreaties under a freshly inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The four-year MoU was signed between Deputy Minister of Justice of Vietnam TranTien Dung and Deputy Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police ofSwitzerland Michael Scholl as part of the former’s visit to the Europeancountry from June 20-22.

Per the MoU, both sides will organise meetings and consultations on theimplementation of international treaties as well as share professionaldocuments and information on the laws of each nation.

In the first two years realising the MoU, the two countries will join hands totranslate  The Hague Convention concludedon November 15, 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and ExtrajudicalDocuments in Civil or Commercial Matter. They will also share experience in theexecution of The Hague Convention concluded on March 18, 1970 on the Taking ofEvidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, and New York Convention on theRecognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

Meanwhile, the building of international justice law will be part of the MoU.

During the delegation’s stay in Switzerland, they made a fact-finding tour ofthe debt collection office in Bern region to study models and forms used in thehost nation to reclaim debts and register for debt confirmation. -VNA
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