Moscow (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Public SecuritySen. Lt. Gen. Bui Van Nam has suggested measures for ensuring internationalinformation security while attending a high-level meeting on security issues inRussia’s Tver Region on May 24-25.

Nam led a Vietnamese delegation to the 8thInternational Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues. The eventattracted high-ranking security officials from 95 countries and United Nationsrepresentatives.

Participants discussed a number of regional andglobal security issues such as cyber security, the fight against terrorism,organised and transnational crimes, and drug trafficking, and illegal immigration.

The meeting also featured a roundtable seminaron such problems as the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), counter-terrorismtasks, the combat against the “colour revolution” and others inciting unrest,and the political and military situation in Asia-Pacific.

Opening the event, Secretary of Russia’sSecurity Council Nikolai Patrushev underscored the importance of the world’sjoint efforts to resolve security problems. 

In the current developed IT era, securitythreats are closely connected. Therefore, countries around the world mustcoordinate to successfully cope with those threats, he said.

He also delivered a message sent by RussianPresident Vladimir Putin to the meeting. It read that: “Russia is ready forvery close cooperation with all interested partners in dealing with the threatsand challenges facing humanity.”

“It is also of crucial importance thatregional and global security measures are based on consolidatedapproaches and strict compliance with the principles and normsof international law. Actions that infringe on the legitimateinterests of sovereign states as well as double standards areabsolutely unacceptable,” according to the message.

In his speech, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nam said at presentand in the long run, humanity still have to deal with an array of increasinglyserious global problems that no country can address on its own. That requiresclose cooperation and joint efforts of all countries to respond to the risk ofan information warfare, protect information security in the world, and fight cybercrimes.

Aside from further sharing experience, countriesshould support one another to build an international information securitysystem, and to improve the capacity of protecting information and cybersecurity through cooperation in manpower training and technology and techniquetransfer, diversification of partnerships, and increasing common perceptions incyber security issues, Nam added.

On the fringe of the event, he also had meetingswith security officials of China, Thailand, Cuba and Russia to discussbilateral cooperation and security issues in the region and the world.-VNA