Vietnam attends international security meeting in Russia
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Public Security General To Lam is attending the 12th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues which is running from April 23 to April 25 in Russia’s St. Petersburg city.
The event features the participation of security council secretaries, national security advisors and assistants, deputy prime ministers, and heads of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies of 106 countries and territories, alongside representatives of 10 separate international organisations.
Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council, said at a plenary session held on April 24 that the meeting will serve to open up plenty of opportunities for the delegates to exchange experience and to seek new approaches and common solutions to pressing regional and global security issues.
In his address, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that international terrorism remains one of the gravest threats of the 21st century, going on to highlight the issue of safeguarding the information space from both external and internal threats.
“This topic is of great importance for all nations, as it significantly contributes to ensuring national security, social stability, and economic development,” he said.
“We strongly advocate for the systematic and concerted efforts of the global community in establishing unified, legally binding norms and principles governing state conduct in the information domain,” President Putin said.
Upon addressing the plenary session, Minister of Public Security General To Lam briefed participants on the high-tech crime situation in the nation which is among the three Asia-Pacific countries hardest hit by cyberattacks.
He underlined the need to step up multilateral co-operation within such frameworks as the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the ASEAN National Police (Aseanpol), and other mechanisms. This should be done as part to both regulate and support countries in ensuring cyber security, whilst preventing, combating, and handling cybercrime and transnational crime.
Moving forward, the Vietnamese side aspires to intensify exchange experience and initiatives with partners and international friends in crime prevention and control, whilst also protecting national sovereignty in cyberspace, he added.
Earlier on April 23, Minister To Lam held a bilateral meeting with Patrushev, during which they shared their desire to promote dialogues and collaboration between law enforcement forces of the two nations.
