Leaders of the Supreme People’s Courts of Vietnam and China pose for a picture (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for visiting ChiefJustice of the Chinese Supreme People’s Court Zhou Qiang in Hanoi on September 18.
Binh showed his delightat the recent growth of the Vietnam-China relationship with regular high-level visitsand meetings as well as delegation exchanges.
He noted thatbilateral cooperation in economy, trade, investment and tourism has beenstrengthened, while two-way trade has continued rising and Vietnam’s tradedeficit with Chinese narrowed.
China remains thelargest trade and tourism partner of Vietnam, and Vietnam is the biggest tradepartner of China among ASEAN countries, he said, adding that investmentcollaboration between the two countries has grown steadily.
Hailing cooperationoutcomes between the two countries in justice, including the signing of amemorandum of understanding on judicial cooperation between the two SupremePeople’s Courts, the Deputy PM held that the results are firm foundation forthe two courts to continue learning each other’s experience in court managementand judge training.
He said thatinvestigation agencies of Vietnam and China have coordinated closely in investigatinghigh-tech criminals, frauds, human and trafficking cases, while raiding manyunderworld gangs in the fields.
Affirming Vietnam’shope to develop friendship and comprehensive cooperation with China anddescribing it as a long-term, persistent and prioritised policy of Vietnam, theDeputy PM clarified that Vietnam always supports the strengthening of bilateralcourt affiliation.
He suggested that thecourt sectors of both sides share experience in judicial reform and increasingjustice access for people, making the court activities more transparent andopen, and enhancing the sector’s role in anti-corruption.
The two sides shouldalso increase ties in personnel training and IT application as well as thebuilding of e-court, developing legal precedents, and exchange experience injudging, he said.
For his part, ZhouQiang expressed his impression at the socio-economic achievements of Vietnam aswell as the comprehensive growth in the Vietnam-China ties.
Court cooperationbetween the two sides has been fostered with fruitful outcomes, he said, addingthat the court sectors of the two countries will continue focusing on affiliationin personnel training, high technology application, and mutual support in thejudicial field.
Zhou held that alongwith the common development trends of the two sides, the cooperation prospects betweenthe two sectors are high.
The Supreme People’sCourt of China is keen on learning from its Vietnamese peer in judicial reform,he stated.-VNA
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