Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. Tô Lâm and Cambodian Deputy PM and Minister of Interior Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng signed the document on cooperation between the two ministries in 2023. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Cambodian Ministry of Interior reviewed the results of their 2022 cooperation plan and signed a new one for this year at a conference in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. Tô Lâm and Cambodian Deputy PM and Minister of Interior Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng co-chaired the event.

Looking back on cooperation results last year, the officials said the two sides maintained sharing information about the international and regional situations related to their countries’ national security and social order and safety, supported each other at international and regional forums, and coordinated to guarantee security and safety for important political events in each country, including the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits in Cambodia.

Việt Nam also shared experience with and supported Cambodia to successfully organise major political, cultural and sports events in 2023 – especially the SEA Games 32 and PARA Games, the 7th National Assembly election.

Việt Nam also actively put forth coordination programmes and plans to crack down on crimes, especially in the two countries’ border provinces.

In 2022, despite certain difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the two ministries’ police forces boosted cooperation in crime prevention and control such as exchanging information and verifying requests related to criminals on international wanted lists via INTERPOL, ASEANAPOL, the diplomatic channel, specialised departments, and the police forces in border provinces, thereby obtaining some significant results in the fight against crime.

The two countries have coordinated to make sure that no third party would use one another’s territory to attack or undermine the other.

The functional agencies of the two ministries have strengthened the joint fight against various types of crimes, especially transnational crimes involving drugs and human trafficking; investigate and break wire fraud rings, etc.

Wrapping up the conference, the Vietnamese and Cambodian officials signed the cooperation plan for 2023 between their ministries. — VNS