Vietnam strengthens international cooperation against human trafficking, illegal migration
In a meeting with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, both sides reaffirmed their strong cooperation in migration management, human trafficking investigation, and immigration control.
Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang meets with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) – Vietnam is stepping up international collaboration to tackle human trafficking and illegal migration, as Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang engaged in high-level talks with UK and French officials on the sidelines of the Border Security Summit in London on March 31.
In a meeting with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, both sides reaffirmed their strong cooperation in migration management, human trafficking investigation, and immigration control. They praised the successful implementation of key agreements and the organisation of three Vietnam-UK migration dialogues at the deputy ministerial level.
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Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau (Photo: VNA)
Quang's discussions with French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau highlighted growing security collaboration between the two nations. Both sides acknowledged progress in fighting transnational crime, preventing illegal migration, and strengthening law enforcement cooperation. Their ministries have signed many cooperation documents, covering the repatriation of illegal residents, migration control, and extradition.
Acknowledging the ongoing challenges posed by both traditional and non-traditional security threats to national security in both Vietnam and France, the two sides stressed the need to expedite internal procedures for finalising the MoU on cooperation in immigration and the government-level MoU on the repatriation of illegal residents. France pledged to support Vietnam in training public security officers for UN peacekeeping missions and enhancing their French language skills.
Minister Quang also met with the UK Director General of Border Force and law enforcement leaders from Spain, Ireland, and other nations to advance cooperation in security and law enforcement. The parties reaffirmed their firm commitment to preventing any organisation or individual from using their territory to undermine the security of the other country.
Earlier, Quang and his entourage visited the Vietnamese Embassy and ꦑother Vietnamese representative offices in the UK./.
Vietnam considers combating human trafficking a crucial task to protect human rights in accordance with international law, including international conventions on human rights to which Vietnam is a signatory.
Vietnam and the UK committed to focusing on efforts to prevent illegal migration and human trafficking. Combined efforts also cover repatriation and legal migration routes, implementing solutions to prevent illegal migration, capacity-building training on migration procedures, improving awareness-raising and information exchange.
The National Assembly (NA) on November 28 passed the revised Law on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control with approval from 454 out of 455 deputies participating in the voting.
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