Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the NationalAssembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Prosecutor GeneralMoon Moo-il of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (RoK)in Hanoi on January 29.
Friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnamand the RoK have seen strong development steps and been deepened 27 years afterthe establishment of diplomatic ties, Ngan said.
She recalled her official visit to the RoK inDecember last year, during which the two sides agreed on measures to boostingthe Vietnam-RoK comprehensive cooperation in politics, economy, security,defence, culture, education and law.
The legislator briefed her guest about the functionsand tasks of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam.
Lauding the outcomes of the talks between Moon and ProsecutorGeneral of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam Le Minh Tri, Ngan said amemorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2019-2022 signed betweenthe two agencies lays the basis for bilateral partnership in the future.
According to the pact, the sides agreed to maintain theregular exchange of delegations to boost friendship and mutual understanding,and share professional experience. They will increase their collaboration inpreventing and combating crimes through mutual judicial assistance, traininghuman resources, applying IT, and organising seminars to learn from eachother.
For his part, Moon highlighted cultural similaritiesshared between Vietnam and the RoK, saying Korean people have extendedsentiments to the Vietnamese nation and people.
He believed that, together with the people-to-peopleexchange and economic cooperation, the collaboration between their judicialagencies will be enhanced.
Both host and guest expressed their delight atsignificant progress in the Vietnam- RoK strategic partnership.
The RoK is now the biggest foreign investor andsecond biggest trade partner of Vietnam, which is the fourth largest tradepartner of the RoK.
More than 170,000 Vietnamese are living, working andstudying in the RoK, while Vietnam accommodates some 150,000 people from theRoK. Around 60,000 Vietnamese-Korean families are acting as special friendshipbridges between the two nations.-VNA
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