Singapore, Vietnam to sign new transnational crime cooperation agreement
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security will sign a new cooperation agreement on combating transnational crimes.
The Cooperation Arrangement in Preventing and Combating Transnational Crimes will be inked during Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean's visit to Vietnam from August 27 to 29.
Mr Teo's visit is at the invitation of Vietnam's Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Dai Quang.
Deputy PM Teo will discuss cross-border crime and other law and order issues with Senior Lieutenant General Tran.
In a statement released on Sunday, MHA said the cooperation agreement has provided a useful platform for Singaporean and Vietnamese law enforcement agencies to cooperate in preventing, detecting and combating criminal acts such as terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in persons and cybercrime.
The new agreement widens cooperation to include fire-fighting and urban search and rescue management, and replaces a 2006 agreement which will expire in December.
During the visit, Mr Teo, who is also the coordinating minister for national security, will also call on Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other Vietnamese leaders.
MHA said Mr Teo's visit reaffirms the warm bilateral relations between Singapore and Vietnam and, in particular, the ministries overseeing safety and security.
Mr Teo will be accompanied by Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee, Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force Eric Yap and senior officials from MHA.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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