The ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) will work to support the concretisation of the development partnership between ASEAN and Italy, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue (standing) speaks at the discussion (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) - The ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) will work tosupport the concretisation of the development partnership between ASEAN andItaly, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue.
Hue, who is also Chairwoman of the ACR, made the statement while attending adiscussion at the Italian Interagency Law-Enforcement College of AdvancedStudies in Rome on September 25.
She hailed Italy’s initiative to host the Italy - ASEAN police chiefs’ high-levelmeeting scheduled on November 9-13, describing it as an initial step to carryout the development partnership with the ASEAN.
The ACR will coordinate with competent authorities in Italy to make preparation for the event, helping open a new chapter for both sides to boostcooperation in a more practical manner, she added.
Deputy Director General of Public Security incharge of coordination and planning of Police Forces, Prefect Alessandra Guidi saidthe police forces in the ASEAN and Italy have huge potential to cooperate,particularly when the world is facing new security challenges.
He moved to affirm the high-level meeting will serve as a pedal for both sidesto enhance mutual understanding and coordination in transnational crimesprevention.
Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation Elisabetta Belloni hailed the increasingrole of the ASEAN in the regional and international security structure, whilehighlighting the development partnership between the two sides will makecontributions to elevate their all-round cooperation, particularly politics -security, culture, sustainable development, and women’s empowerment, to a newhigh.
She expressed her hope that the ACR will give positive support to ensure themeeting’s success, creating impetus to carrying out the next initiatives in theItaly-ASEAN development partnership action plan./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue (standing) speaks at the discussion (Photo: VNA)
