Public Security Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh (R) and Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock (Photo: VNA)Paris (VNA) – The Interpol General Secretariat has appreciated thecooperation of Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry in information exchange inthe fight against trans-border, drug and cyber crimes, said Interpol SecretaryGeneral Jurgen Stock.
He made thestatement at a working session with Public Security Deputy Minister Nguyen VanThanh in Lyon, France, on December 16. This was the first visit made by aVietnamese public security senior officer to Interpol General Secretariat headquarterssince the country joined the organisation in 1991.
At themeeting, Stock hailed the ministry for sending officials to work at hisagency’s main office and recommended it assigning officers to the Interpol’sGlobal Complex for Innovation in Singapore and the Liaison Office for Asia andthe South Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand.
For hispart, Thanh lauded Stock’s initiatives on restructuring the General Secretariatand positive outcomes of collaboration in combating crime on the global scale.
He said thepresence of Interpol across the world, particularly its three coordinationagencies in Lyon, Singapore and Buenos Aires, has served urgent requests ofstate members in dealing with legal differences among them.
Thanh alsoinformed his host on Vietnam’s difficulties in working with other countries tocombat crime in terms of financial resources and experiences.
He statedthat the Interpol’s intelligence has helped Vietnam and other countries in theregion in their fight against trans-border crime and cybercrime.
The sameday, the Vietnamese deputy minister also met with other Interpol officials,during which he learned about outcomes of the organisation’s anti-crimeactivities in the Asia-Pacific region and access to the Interpol criminalinformation system.
In aninterview with the Vietnam News Agency, Thanh spoke highly of the collaborationbetween Vietnamese police and the Interpol in combating terrorism, transnationaland cyber criminals, which he said has brought about important results.
Thanh stressedthat the cooperation will continue with a focus on information exchange andhuman resources training in a bid to help Vietnam build capacity given theexpansion of organised crime.-VNA
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