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.
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)
Seoul (VNA) – A high-rankingdelegation of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) led by Minister Gen. To Lamhad talks with Prosecutor General of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s SupremeProsecutors’ Office (SPO) Lee Won-seok in Seoul on April 6.
Lam stressed that Vietnam alwaysviews the RoK as one of its important and long-term partners, highly valuing theprogress in multiple aspects of the two countries’ comprehensive strategicpartnership.
With the development of the countries’diplomatic ties, the MPS and the SPO signed a memorandum of understanding ontransnational crime fight in 2019 to create a legal corridor for effectivecoordination in combating crimes. Both sides have also actively sharedinformation about crimes while working together to investigate and detain criminals,he noted.
To further enhance cooperation betweenthe agencies, the minister asked the two sides to build a plan forreinforcing collaboration in such fields as fighting crimes, verifying andinvestigating cases, exchanging information, holding mutual visits at differentlevels, training to improve the law enforcement capacity, and ensuring securityand safety for citizens living, studying, and working in each other’scountries.
He also called on the SPO to continueorganising training courses in the RoK for the MPS staff in terms of crimeinvestigation, electronic data and evidence analysis and recovery, and Koreanlanguage skills.
Agreeing with the MPS’s proposals,Prosecutor General Lee emphasised that the two sides will continue bolsteringcooperation in preventing and controlling crimes, especially drug and economiccrimes.
Also on April 6, the MPS delegationvisited the headquarters of World Taekwondo and the Vietnamese Embassyin Seoul./.
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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) 
