Vietnam and Japan should further enhance joint coordination in combating trans-national, drug trafficking and high tech crimes, said Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh.

Minister Anh made the statement while receiving visiting Chairman of Japan’s National Commission on Public Safety (NCPA) Hiroshi Nakai in Hanoi on August 18.

The friendly cooperation between Vietnam and Japan has been expanded in various fields under the spirit of the strategic partnership that was defined by the two countries’ senior leaders, he said.

He confirmed that the collaboration between Vietnam ’s Ministry of Public Security and the NCPA and the National Police Agency of Japan in fighting transnational crimes has recorded certain results.

Nakai affirmed that the discussed orientations for cooperation would be a foundation for the implementation in the future.

He expressed his belief that the delegation’s visit would make important contributions to consolidating the special friendship between Japan and Vietnam./.