Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Le Minh Tri (L) and his Lao counterpart Khamsan Souvong exchange the signed agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal affairs at the talks (Photo: VNA)Vientiane (VNA) - Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Le Minh Triheld talks with his Lao counterpart Khamsan Souvong in Vientiane on January 8,as part of the Vietnamese delegation’s ongoing working visit to Laos.
The two sides expressed their joy at the increasingly expandedcooperation between the two agencies, affirming that it has remarkably contributedto further strengthening the Vietnam – Laos special friendship.
They highly valued the efficiency of the conference mechanism among the procuraciesof Vietnamese and Lao border provinces, saying that this is a crucial cooperationmechanism in fighting crimes between the two countries’ Supreme People’s Procuracies.
The two sides affirmed that the signing of a special agreement on legalassistance to replace provisions in the agreement signed in 1998 isa practical response, contributing to the completion of a legal framework onmutual legal assistance between Vietnam and Laos in the near future.
They agreedto promote procedures for early passing the agreement, which is expected toserve as a legal foundation for cooperation between the two nations in effectivelycombating transnational organized crimes.
The two sides pledged to continuously maintain the exchange of delegations atall levels, and promote cooperation in training prosecutors and coordination betweenprocuracies of their border localities in fighting crimes.
On theoccasion, the Vietnamese and Lao officialssigned an agreement onmutual legalassistance in criminal affairs between the two nations toreplace the one of this kind inked in 1998./.
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