Outgoing Italian Ambassador says good-bye to leadership of Ministry of Public Security

PSNews - Minister of Public Security General To Lam received Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro who was about to finish his term of office in Vietnam, on the afternoon of August 2, in Hanoi.

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Minister To Lam welcomes Ambassador Antonio Alessandro.

Speaking at the meeting, Minister To Lam emphasized that 2023 is a special year for Italy and Vietnam as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1973-2023) and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership (2013-2023). 

Within the framework of the strategic partnership, the two countries have actively boosted cooperation and relations in the fields of politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, defense, security, science and technology, culture, tourism, education and training, local-level twinning, over the past 10 years.

The Ministry of Public Security highly appreciates the Ambassador's positive contributions to strengthening and developing the relationship and cooperation between Vietnam and Italy in the field of security and law enforcement.

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Overview of the meeting.

The Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Ministry of the Interior of Italy regularly exchange strategic information, coordinate with each other in organizing many seminars and training courses for Vietnamese police officers, agreed to establish a joint committee to boost cooperation in crime prevention and combat, signed the Agreement on Cooperation in Combating Crime in 2014, the Agreement on Extradition and the Agreement on Transfer of Convicted Persons in July 2023, creating an important legal corridor for cooperation between the two countries in the field of crime prevention.

Sincerely thanking Minister To Lam for the meeting, Ambassador Antonio Alessandro expressed delight at the very successful visit to Italy by President Vo Van Thuong and the high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam led by Minister To Lam in July 2023, saying that the visit made an important hallmark and was a turning point for the relationship between the two countries in general, between the Italian law enforcement agencies and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security in particular.

Ambassador Antonio Alessandro affirmed that, in his new position, he will make positive contribution to promoting the good cooperation relationship between Italy and Vietnam in various fields, and at the same time act as a bridge to expand relations between Vietnam and Italy in general and cooperation between Italian law enforcement agencies and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security for national security, prosperity of each country and for benefits of the two peoples.

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