The court sectors of Vietnam and Cuba shared their experience in judicial reform, law making and training during talks between Chief Judge of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh and his Cuban counterpart Ruben Remigio Ferro in Hanoi on July 2.

During the talks, Chief Judge Binh said he believes the delegation’s working visit will contribute to reinforcing and promoting cooperation between the two countries.

He briefed the Cuban guest on Vietnam’s judicial reform process, including in the courts, saying the country reaped remarkable achievements and brought crucial changes of jurisdiction and organisation structure to its court system.

For his part, Ruben Remigio Ferro, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from June 30-July 5, affirmed that the Cuban Party and people, and his agency in particular, treasure and wish to foster the traditional friendship and all-around cooperation with Vietnam, especially in judicial affairs.

While sharing his country’s experience in reforming the judiciary, he said Cuba hopes to receive assistance from the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court and learn from its experience.

The two officials agreed on orientations for their future cooperation, expressing the desire that connection between the courts of the two nations will be further tightened.

On the occasion, Binh presented the insignia “For the Cause of the Court of Vietnam” to Ruben Remigio Ferro and Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Herminio Lopez Diaz in recognition of their important contributions to the development of the Vietnamese courts.

State president receives Cuban chief judge

President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception for Cuban Chief Judge Ruben Remigio Ferro on July 2 in Hanoi during his working visit to Vietnam.

The President expressed his delight at Cuba’s achievements in recent years, especially the normalisation of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the US.

Highlighting the results of talks between the two countries’ court leaders, he also expressed his hope that the two sides would strengthen their cooperation in various fields, including in the legislature, judiciary and staff training.

For his part, the guest praised Vietnam for its socio-economic achievements and experience in the judiciary field, stressing that these are valuable for Cuba to learn from and contribute to developing the country in its renovation process.

He also informed the host that the two courts have agreed to continue supporting each other, especially in judicial staff training, moving forward.