Interpol will help Vietnam hunt fugitive criminals around the world and enhance information sharing with the country, the organisation’s Secretary General Jurgen Stock told President Tran Dai Quang at a meeting in Hanoi on July 6. 

President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock shake hands at their meeting on July 6

Jurgen Stock acknowledged the close cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and relevant departments under the Interpol Secretariat in exchanging information on crime prevention and fighting, as well as in implementing Interpol programmes in the Asia-Pacific region.

He also appreciated Vietnam’s seconded officers at Interpol Secretariat in Lyon, France and its Singapore-based Interpol Global Complex.

Close cooperation between Interpol and its member nations is important to the fight against crime amidst increasing threats from terrorism, non-traditional security risks and organised crimes, Stock said.

President Tran Dai Quang expressed his delight at the fruitful cooperation between Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry and Interpol in the fight against transnational crimes and highly appreciated the effective support the Interpol General Secretariat has provided for the Ministry over the past years. 

The President called on Interpol leaders and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security to maintain contacts via delegation exchanges and annual meetings of the General Assembly of Interpol.

He also asked the organisation to give priority to helping Vietnam train law enforcement officers and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese officers to work at the Interpol Secretariat.

Security ministry ready to join in Interpol’s crime crackdowns

Minister of Public Security To Lam said on July 6 that his ministry is ready to work with the Interpol General Secretariat to conduct crackdowns on trans-national crimes in Vietnam in the most effective way.

Minister of Public Security To Lam (R) ​meets Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock in Hanoi on July 6

He made the remark during talks with a high-ranking delegation of the Interpol General Secretariat led by Secretary General Jurgen Stock in Hanoi.

Sen. Lt. Gen. To Lam said since Vietnam became a member of Interpol in 1991, its public security force has established itself as a responsible member. It has also been continually assisted by the Interpol General Secretariat, especially the Secretary General.

The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) highly valued Interpol’s role in coordinating global police’s cooperation activities in the crime fight. It hopes for stronger cooperation within this framework to fulfill the responsibility of a member country and improve the efficiency of fighting trans-national crimes in Vietnam, he noted.

He asked the Interpol General Secretariat to continue sharing information about trans-national organised crimes, particularly high-tech crime, terrorism and other newly-emerging crimes, in order to help Vietnam’s public security force to have timely crime prevention and combat plans.

The General Secretariat was also asked to help the MoPS’s officers attend training courses held by Interpol, especially those on combating hi-tech crime, terrorism, environmental crime, and corruption.

At the talks, Secretary General Jurgen Stock valued the MoPS’s engagement in Interpol’s activities such as crime crackdowns in the region and organisation of training courses, meetings and workshops in Vietnam.

He voiced his belief that the two sides will step up cooperation in the coming time so as to ensure security in the region and the world.

VNA