Vietnam, Japan boost legal and judicial cooperation
Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc held talks with visiting Japanese Minister of Justice Furukawa Yoshihisa in Hanoi on June 29 to chalk out ways to step up cooperation.
Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc holds talks with visiting Japanese Minister of Justice Furukawa Yoshihisa in Hanoi on June 29. (Photo: VGP)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Justice NguyenKhanh Ngoc held talks with visiting Japanese Minister of Justice FurukawaYoshihisa in Hanoi on June 29 to chalk out ways to step up cooperation.
Ngoc highly appreciated Furukawa for selecting Vietnam asone of the destinations in his first foreign trip since taking office inOctober 2021, saying Japan was the first bilateral partner providing technicalsupport for Vietnam in legal and judicial matters, particularly throughprojects run by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam since 1996.
Japan has been providing Vietnam with assistance in law-makingin civil and economic affairs and litigation, as well as capacity building.
To further boost the bilateral partnership in the coming time,Ngoc suggested the two sides continue effectively executing the Memorandum ofUnderstanding on legal and judicial matters signed in October 2020 and jointly implementingthe JICA-funded project on improving the quality and effectiveness of law-makingand law enforcement in Vietnam from 2021 – 2025.
The two sides should also strengthen cooperation in mutuallegal assistance in civil and commercial matters and settling cases on civil andnationality registration regarding Vietnamese and Japanese citizens, given thatVietnam and Japan are seeing growing civil, trade and investment exchanges, hesaid.
Furukawa, for his part, expected the two sides to jointlytake specific measures to beef up legal and judicial partnership.
He thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice for pushing legal and judicial cooperation between Japan and ASEAN at the ASEAN LawMinisters’ Meeting (ALAWMM) and ASEAN Senior Law Officials’ Meeting (ASLOM).
He also wished to receive further support from Vietnam infuture activities, including celebrations of the 50th anniversary ofthe ASEAN – Japan diplomatic ties./.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
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The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
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Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc holds talks with visiting Japanese Minister of Justice Furukawa Yoshihisa in Hanoi on June 29. (Photo: VGP)
