Vietnam attends ASEAN meeting on trans-border crime
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Trans-border Crime (AMMTC), which kicked off on August 21 in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc (second, left) leads a Vietnamese delegation to the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Trans-border Crime (AMMTC). (Photo: cand.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngocled a Vietnamese delegation to the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting onTrans-border Crime (AMMTC), which kicked off on August 21 in Labuan Bajo,Indonesia.
In his opening speech, National Police Chief of Indonesia General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who chairedthe event, highlighted the importance of ensuring security, saying that this isa crucial element contributing to the prosperity of ASEAN.
He urged ASEAN member nations to work more closely in preventing transnational crimes,ensuring the safety of victims and witnesses, as well as raising public awarenessof threats from transnational crimes.
Participants at the event (Photo: cand.com.vn)
Speaking at a plenary session after the opening session, Ngoc suggested strengtheningthe building of political trust in security cooperation and in preventing and fightingtrans-border crimes; and committing to not allowing any individuals ororganisations to use the territory of any country to undermine the security of other countries and engage in criminal activities in another country.
He underlined the need to set up a mechanism to promptly share information regardingthe situation, trends, methods, and tactics of transnational crimes; as well as experiences in preventing andcombating transnational crimes among law enforcement agencies in ASEANcountries.
It is also necessary to coordinate in implementing joint investigations andconcerted efforts in tackling common cases, Ngoc stressed.
Participants adopted ASEAN statements in enhancing cooperation in protectingand supporting witnesses and victims of transnational crimes, developing aregional system to proactively respond to and provide early warnings for theprevention and combat of violent extremism and arms trafficking; an ASEAN Planof Action against trafficking in persons (2023 – 2028); and a Joint Statement ofAMMCT 17.
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Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc (second, left) leads a Vietnamese delegation to the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Trans-border Crime (AMMTC). (Photo: cand.com.vn) 
Participants at the event (Photo: cand.com.vn) 
