Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made his recommendation at a reception in Hanoi on March 18 for RoK Minister of Justice Lee Scog Yeon. 

Mr Dung said weaknesses in legal affairs are one of the causes barring Vietnam’s development, and the country is carrying out a legal reform programme to simplify administrative procedures and meet the requirements of a market economy and international economic integration. 

He welcomed the RoK’s proposal to enhance the dissemination of legal affairs of the two countries amongst Korean workers in Vietnam and Vietnamese workers in the RoK, considering this a key area of cooperation between the two countries’ legislative agencies.

Mr Lee said the RoK-Vietnam cooperation in legislation has yet to match the fine development of their strategic partnership. He said his ministry will work closely with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice to share experiences in the field and contribute to Vietnam’s administrative reform.