At the meeting, Deputy Minister Tran Quoc To affirmed that, since the establishment of Vietnam-Armenia diplomatic relations in 1992, the friendly relationship between the two countries has witnessed various positive developments in various fields, including politics, economics, trade, investment, tourism and education and training.
Congratulating Armenia on its achievements in socio-economic development and international integration, Deputy Minister Tran Quoc To noted that the official visit to Vietnam by President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan in November 2024 significantly contributed to enhancing bilateral ties in a substantive and effective manner, saying that it also strengthened political trust and mutual understanding, laying a solid foundation for further cooperation across all fields.
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| Deputy Minister Tran Quoc To meets with Armenian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan. |
During the meeting, the two sides discussed orientations to promote cooperation in a wide range of key areas between the two ministries in the coming time.
In the context of increasingly complex traditional and non-traditional security challenges directly affecting the lives of citizens and the social stability in both countries, the two sides agreed to accelerate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Enhancing Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, while further considering about the negotiation and signing of an Extradition Agreement, an Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and other legal cooperation deals.
In addition, the two sides also reached consensus on increasing exchanges of delegations at all levels to share information and hands-on experiences in crime prevention and control, as well as closely coordinating to deal with requests for criminal investigation and verification made by each country through INTERPOL cooperation channels and the Armenian Embassy in Vietnam.
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| Delegates join group photo. |
Furthermore, the two ministries agreed to expand cooperation in training and capacity building for the two countries’ law enforcement forces, closely coordinate to ensure security and safety of one country’s diplomatic missions and citizens in the other country, and simplify administrative procedures to facilitate investment, trade, labor, residence, study and tourism activities of one country’s citizens in the other country.