Lao leaders hail procuracy cooperation with Vietnam
Top Lao leaders on January 7 applauded the effective cooperation between the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam and its Lao counterpart over the past time.
Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Top Laoleaders on January 7 applauded the effective cooperation between the SupremePeople’s Procuracy of Vietnam and its Lao counterpart over the past time.
Party General Secretary and President BounnhangVorachith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou of Laos made theappraisals while receiving Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracyof Vietnam Le Minh Tri, who is on a working visit to Laos from January 7-9.
The Lao leaders highly evaluated the twosides’ plan to sign an agreement on judicial assistance in criminal matters onJanuary 8, to replace the similar pact inked in 1998, saying the new one willcreate a good legal foundation and contribute to perfecting the legal system onthe mutual judicial assistance.
They asked the two agencies to joinhands in realising the agreement in a rapid and effective way.
The leaders suggested expandingpartnerships between people’s procuracies of provinces along the common border tothose at the district level, thus helping to enhance collaboration betweenVietnam and Laos in combating crime, including organised and cross-border crime.
They said the Vietnamese delegation’spresence at a meeting celebrating the 30th founding anniversary ofthe Lao people’s procuracy sector, scheduled on January 9, demonstrates thegreat friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between thepeople’s procuracies and the two countries at large.
For his part, Tri said Vietnamese andLao people’s procuracies have regularly exchanged professional experience,especially in crime and corruption prevention and control.
To strengthen cooperation between the people’sprocuracies of border provinces, the mechanism of conference for people’sprocuracies of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces has been set up, he said.
Besides, the Supreme People’s Procuracyof Vietnam has paid attention to forging cooperation with its Lao counterpart inpersonnel training, Tri added./.
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Chief Judge of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam Truong Hoa Binh and his Chinese counterpart Cao Jianming discussed measures to enhance procuracy ties in a pragmatic and effective manner.
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Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith (Photo: VNA) 
