The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) are expected to strengthen cooperation in preventing all types of crime in the future.
Minister of Public Security To Lam (R) meets with deputy commander of KNPA Min Gab Ryong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry ofPublic Security (MoPS) and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) are expectedto strengthen cooperation in preventing all types of crime in the future.
At a reception for visiting deputy commander ofKNPA Min Gab Ryong in Hanoi on May 24, Minister To Lam said the cooperativeties between the MoPS and Korean law enforcement agencies, including the KNPA,have seen positive development.
The effective cooperation between the two sides hascontributed to elevating the strategic partnership between Vietnam and theRepublic of Korea to a new height, he said.
Lam added that his ministry is deeply aware ofthe importance of cooperating with police forces from other countries,including the KNPA, in crime prevention and combat for security and order inthe respective nations as well as in the region and the world.
He suggested the two sides enhance cooperationin crime combat and criminal justice in addition to expanding collaboration inother potential fields.
He recommended increasing information exchange,experience sharing, and coordination in cracking down on crimes, especiallyterrorism, trans-national crime, drug and human trafficking, and hi-tech crime,Lam said.
This is important to ensure safety and securityfor citizens to travel from the respective countries to live and do business,he noted.
He called on the two sides to tightencoordination at multilateral cooperation forums and support each other formutual benefits.
For his part, Min Gab Ryong hoped the fruitfulcooperation between the KNPA and the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnamwill help cement the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Earlier the same day, the first Vietnam-RoKdeputy-ministerial police cooperation conference took place in Hanoi.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuongand Min Gab Ryong co-chaired the event.-VNA
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
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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Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
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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.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
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.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Minister of Public Security To Lam (R) meets with deputy commander of KNPA Min Gab Ryong (Photo: VNA) 
