President Tran Dai Quang, on August 28, received Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yang Sung-tae, who is on his first visit to Vietnam.

President Tran Dai Quang shakes hands with Yang Sung-tae, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, in Hanoi on August 28. 

Welcoming the Korean guest, the President lauded outcomes of his guest’s talks with Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam (SPCV) Nguyen Hoa Binh.

He stated the Vietnamese State strongly supports court cooperation with the RoK, stressing the importance of the ties amid the current radical reform in Vietnam.

Quang encouraged the SPCV to boost cooperation with RoK partners, including the Supreme Court and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), to learn from their experience in improving the judiciary.

He thanked the RoK Supreme Court for helping Vietnam train judges and court personnel, sharing judicial experience, and implementing the Vietnam Court Academy project.

The President said he expects a project between the SPCV and KOICA on boosting transparency and quality of judgment in Vietnam to soon begin, as it is significant to Vietnam’s judicial reform as well as to bilateral court cooperation.

For his part, Yang Sung-tae said based on growing Vietnam – RoK strategic partnership, his agency and the SPCV have been working closely together, particularly in exchanging high-ranking delegations and judicial experience.

Reporting to his host on the Vietnam Court Academy project, which began in 2009, the RoK Chief Justice said its two phases have been completed with encouraging outcomes.

He asked President Quang to support future projects between the two countries’ court sectors.

On the occasion, President Quang said the Vietnamese State welcomes RoK President Moon Jae-in to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Week in Vietnam in November and pay an official visit to the country.

Deputy PM lauds RoK judicial support

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh highly valued the support of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Government and people to Vietnam’s national reform and development, including legal and judicial reforms, while meeting with RoK Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae in Hanoi on August 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) receives RoK Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae

He thanked the RoK for assisting the implementation of a project to strengthen capacity of the School for Court Officials, which is now the Vietnam Court Academy, contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of judicial training in the country.

The Deputy PM expressed hope to learn more from the RoK Supreme Court’s experience in developing the electronic legal procedure model as well as the establishment of an Invention Court and courts for families and adolescents.

He affirmed the support of the Vietnamese Government for the further enhancement of cooperation between the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam (SPCV) and RoK partners, including the Supreme Court and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

He also askedSPCV and KOICAto soon launch a project to improve the transparency and judgmentquality of courts in Vietnam.

For his part, Yang Sung-tae said that he is pleased to be the first RoK Chief Justice to visit Vietnam when the two countries are celebrating the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

He said he hopes Binhwill continue backing the cooperation between the RoK Supreme Court and the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, as well as the project to improve the transparency and judgment quality of Vietnam’s courts.

Vietnam, RoK supreme courts enhance cooperation

Scene taken at the dialogue between the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and its RoK equivalent body 

Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh held talks with his RoK counterpart Yang Sung-tae in Hanoi on August 28 to seek ways to boost the cooperation between the two supreme courts.

Binh said that Vietnam and the RoK boast an extensive partnership in various fields, including judicial collaboration.

The two countries signed many judicial cooperation agreements, while their courts enjoy the growing partnership through many activities such as the signing of the memorandum of understanding on judicial exchange and cooperation, delegation exchanges, and personnel training support.

He briefed the guest on a number of major tasks of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court, including the development of legal precedent, enhancement of adversarial process at court, and application of information technology. He also expressed hope to learn the RoK Supreme Court’s experience in the fields.

For his part, the RoK Chief Justice said the traditional fruitful relationship between the Vietnamese and Korean courts has been fostered by both sides towards new heights.

At the talks, the officials agreed to continue stimulating engagements between the two supreme courts, particularly in boosting technological application and improving judges’ capacity.

VNA