Malaysia, Vietnam foster security cooperation
VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security To Lam and Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi concurred to step up anti-crime cooperation during their talks in Kuala Lumpur on June 7.
Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also a Deputy Prime Minister hailed the great strides in the Southeast Asian nations’ strategic partnership, and in the two ministries’ relations.
Minister To Lam applauded the development of bilateral cooperation across the fields, especially since the two Governments issued a joint statement on the strategic partnership framework – a new momentum for all-round cooperation with politics and security among the pillars.
Both sides highlighted expanded collaboration between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and Malaysia’s relevant agencies, particularly since the October 1, 2015 signing of the Governments’ agreement on cooperation in transnational crime prevention and combat.
They consented to continue effectively implementing the commitments and agreements reached, while intensifying information exchanges and combating crime, especially terrorism, human trafficking and hi-tech crime.
They also agreed to speed up negotiations on a criminal extradition treaty and another on prisoner transfer.