Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lamheld talks with Chinese Minister of Justice He Rong in Hanoi on April 19.
Lam underlined the significance of the State visit to Vietnam by Chinese PartyGeneral Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping from December 12-13, 2023, sayingthat it continued to affirm that the two Parties and countries sharesimilarities in ideological foundations and socialism building goals, and both nations are striving forthe interests and well-being of their people.
He also outlined major directions and specificmeasures aimed at enhancing political trust and cooperation among ministries, agenciesand localities of the two countries in the new phase.
The talks also aimed to continue realising a joint statement on deepeningand elevating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between thetwo countries, and building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future thatcarries strategic significance, the Vietnamese minister said.
To enhance mutual understanding and comprehensivecooperation between the two ministries in the future, Lam briefed the guestabout the management and detention of prisoners; the education, re-education andpolicies for prisoners by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS).
He suggested the Chinese side assist the MoPS in sharinginformation and experience in building, managing, and applying digitalisationin judicial affairs and managing detention centres and prisoners.
The MoPS wants to send a delegation from its Departmentof Prison Management to work with units of the Chinese Ministry of Justice to learn their experience in these fields, and discuss cooperation directions with the Bureau of Prison Administration of China, he said.
He Rong, for her part, affirmed that cooperationin law enforcement and judicial matters between China and Vietnam has been growing,aiming toward the goal of governing and managing their countries by law, andensuring satisfaction among citizens of both nations.
She expressed her desire for the two ministriesto further enhance their cooperative ties in areas where they share similarfunctions and tasks.
The host and guest vowed to soon complete the approvalof the Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons between Vietnam andChina, as well as the contents agreed by the two ministries.
Concluding the talks, they signed a Memorandumof Understanding on cooperation between the MoPS and the Chinese Ministry ofJustice./.