Vietnam, RoK Agree to Strengthen Anti-Crime Cooperation

The meeting between officials of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the RoK in Seoul on April 6. Photo: VNA

A high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) led by Minister Gen. To Lam had talks with Prosecutor General of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) Lee Won-seok in Seoul on April 6, VNA reported.

Lam stressed that Vietnam always views the RoK as one of its important and long-term partners, highly valuing the progress in multiple aspects of the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership.

With the development of the countries’ diplomatic ties, the MPS and the SPO signed a memorandum of understanding on the transnational crime fight in 2019 to create a legal corridor for effective coordination in combating crimes. Both sides have also actively shared information about crimes while working together to investigate and detain criminals, he noted.

To further enhance cooperation between the agencies, the minister asked the two sides to build a plan for reinforcing collaboration in such fields as fighting crimes, verifying and investigating cases, exchanging information, holding mutual visits at different levels, training to improve the law enforcement capacity, and ensuring security and safety for citizens living, studying, and working in each other’s countries.

He also called on the SPO to continue organizing training courses in the RoK for the MPS staff in terms of crime investigation, electronic data and evidence analysis and recovery, and Korean language skills.

Agreeing with the MPS’s proposals, Prosecutor General Lee emphasized that the two sides will continue bolstering cooperation in preventing and controlling crimes, especially drug and economic crimes.

Also on April 6, the MPS delegation visited the headquarters of World Taekwondo and the Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam (L) pays a courtesy call to Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. Photo: VNA

Minister Gen. To Lam also paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in Seoul on April 7.

Minister Lam said Vietnam always considers the RoK a leading important partner in all fields, particularly economy, politics, diplomacy, security and defense.

He held that Vietnam is committed to supporting a Korean Peninsula of peace, stability, cooperation, development and denuclearisation.

PM Han, for his part, lauded the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership and expressed his wish for the relationship's strong development in the time to come.

Han hoped the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security will create favorable conditions for and tackle difficulties facing Korean citizens, particularly businessmen operating in the Southeast Asian nation.

In response, Lam stated his ministry will facilitate the investment and business activities of Korean firms in Vietnam. He proposed the RoK continue to assist Vietnam in improving its law enforcement capacity as well as ensuring national security and social order and safety.

In the afternoon of the same day, Minister Lam and his delegation had separate meetings with the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency Yoon Hee-keun, and the Commissioner General of the Korean Coast Guard Kim Jong-uk, aiming to boost the sides’ cooperation in crime prevention and control.

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