The meeting was attended by Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass, the rotating Chair of the G4, along with Norwegian Ambassador Hilde Solbakken, Canadian Ambassador Shawn Steil and New Zealand Ambassador Caroline Beresford.
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| Overview of the meeting. |
Speaking at the meeting, Minister Luong Tam Quang affirmed that Vietnam's cooperation with the G4 countries has been growing positively across multiple fields, noting that Vietnam elevated its ties with Switzerland to a Comprehensive Partnership in January 2025 and upgraded its relations with New Zealand to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in February 2025.
Regarding law enforcement cooperation, Minister Luong Tam Quang highlighted that, in recent years, the G4 embassies in Vietnam have played an active role in fostering collaboration between the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of Vietnam and law enforcement agencies of the G4 nations in preventing and combating illegal immigration, human trafficking, drug-related crimes and high-tech crimes as well as providing training and capacity-building programs for Vietnamese public security officers.
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| Minister Luong Tam Quang speaks at the meeting. |
The Minister also underscored that security cooperation is an important pillar in Vietnam’s relations with the G4 nations, contributing to strengthening mutual political trust, jointly addressing both traditional and non-traditional security challenges as well as supporting conflict de-escalation in global hotspots through peaceful means and respect for international law.
To further strengthen collaboration between the MPS of Vietnam and the G4 countries’ law enforcement agencies, Minister Luong Tam Quang proposed that the two sides should enhance information sharing and consultations on international and regional security issues of mutual concern, while strengthening coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums, including the United Nations and ASEAN-led cooperation frameworks.
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| Ambassadors speaks at the meeting. |
Additionally, Vietnam and the G4 countries should expand cooperation in combating transnational crimes, addressing non-traditional security challenges such as pandemics, climate change and food security while intensifying efforts to counter money laundering.
Furthermore, both sides should enhance collaboration in cybersecurity, maritime security, counterterrorism and crisis management, as well as explore opportunities for negotiations and signing of bilateral agreements in the key areas.
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| Delegates join group photo. |
On behalf of the G4 Ambassadors, Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass affirmed that the G4 countries are committed to deepening their cooperation with Vietnam across all sectors, including security and law enforcement.
He also expressed the G4's willingness to maintain regular information exchanges with the Vietnam’s MPS, ensuring that joint initiatives will be implemented efficiently and achieve best outcomes.