During a meeting betweenthe Minister and US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, the twosides agreed to elevate bilateral cooperation in security and internalaffairs while deepening the two countries’ comprehensive partnership andmaintaining the current coordination mechanism.
They concurred to build a legal framework and hold negotiations towardsthe signing of cooperation agreements in convict extradition andtransfer, money laundering prevention, and entrance and exit management.
They also plan to share experience in the fieldsand collaborate to ensure security and safety for resident agencies,businesses, and citizens in the respective countries, as well asfocusing efforts on preventing non-traditional security crimes,cross-border crime, intellectual poverty crime, high-tech crime, andhuman trafficking.
In a separate talk betweenMinister Tran Dai Quang and Assistant Attorney General for the CriminalDivision of US Department of Justice Leslie Caldwell, the two sidesagreed to review the outcomes of efforts by the two countries’ lawenforcement and judicial agencies and map out cooperation strategies.
They were unanimous in furthering multilateralcooperation in the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol)and actively coordinating at international workshops, conferences, andforums on traditional and non-traditional security issues.
Minister Tran Dai Quang also held talks with Senator John McCain,Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services; Senator RonaldJohnson, Chairman of the US Homeland Security; and Congressman PeterWelch.
The Minister spoke highly of theAmerican Congress’s contributions, propelling relations between the twocountries forward, especially stipulating the permanent normal traderelations (PNTR) for Vietnam, partially remove arms embargo andfinancially supporting the country to address Agent Orange/Dioxincontamination and disarm bombs and mines.
He said hehopes more US congressmen will continue backing the development ofthe two countries’ relations, supporting Vietnam in theTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations, and recognisingthe country’s market economy status, and increasing assistance toaddress the war aftermaths.-VNA