Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Chief Justice of theSupreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, and Rana Flowers, Acting UN ResidentCoordinator and UNICEF Representative in Vietnam.
During the meeting, Binh highlighted the effectivecooperation of the two agencies with the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam in judicial and legal activities and other fields, expressing his hope that the agencies will continueto effectively implement cooperation activities as well as develop cooperationplans for the coming time.
Forhis part, Aliberti stressed that the cooperativerelationship between the EU and Vietnam has developed strongly in all spheres in recent years, especially in the fields of justice and law.
He promised to do his best to help the Vietnam – EU friendship andcooperation develop stronger and more comprehensively.
The sides highlyvalued the effective support of the EU and UNICEF for the Supreme People'sCourt of Vietnam over the past years via the EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme (EU JULE) on strengthening the rule of law in Vietnam through a more reliable, trustedand better accessed justice system.
TheEU-JULE project has supported the Supreme People's Court in terms of policy researchand development; mechanisms to resolve cases at the court; improving capacityof judges and court staff; developing training materials and case law.
It hasalso benefited other agencies of Vietnam, including the Ministry of Justice,the Supreme People's Procuracy, and the Ministry of Public Security.
The agencies also pledged to continue effectively implementing the EU-JULE projectin the time to come, focusing on the implementation of the Law onMediation and Dialogue at Court; studyinginternational experience on conciliation mechanism in criminal proceedings and pleaagreement; and implementing recommendations made by the reports and studies, thuscontributing to improving the quality of building legaldocuments of the Supreme People's Court.
Activitiesto better the professional capacity of judges and court staff will be arranged throughorganising training courses and supporting the court’s development of case law./.
