Cambodia and Vietnam are committed to strong cooperation, especially in the fight against drugs and transnational crime.
The pledge was announced during a meeting between Prime Minister Hung Manet and Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tho Lam at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on January 24.
It focuses on human resource development in the field of national security and exchange of trainees.
Mr. Mane pointed out the importance of strengthening cooperation through training and exchange of trainees, while Mr. Lam emphasized Vietnam’s commitment to strengthen bilateral and multilateral relations across various fields, including political, economic, and trade fields. repeated.
“Vietnam intends to strengthen cooperation with Cambodia in the areas of national security, combating transnational crime and dealing with various criminal activities. Notably, Vietnam maintains a similar approach with Singapore and Malaysia. “I’m doing it,” he said.
Mr. Mane praised the comprehensive cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam, especially the synergy between the two countries’ ministries in combating cross-border crime, drugs and other crimes.
The Prime Minister also expressed gratitude for the extensive digital cooperation in which Vietnam shared expertise with the Ministry of Interior.
Am Sam Ath, operations director of rights group LICADHO, said drug trafficking remained a concern in Cambodia despite previous crackdowns.
“Despite the expected decline in drug incidents due to numerous crackdowns, effective prevention of both drug trafficking and cross-border crime requires “Strengthening cooperation remains necessary,” he said.
On January 23, Lam and then-Home Affairs Minister Sir Keng signed the 2024 Cooperation Agreement, which aims to continue to actively and strongly implement the law enforcement cooperation mechanism.