Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long welcomes General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev and the FSIN delegation to the Ministry of Public Security.
Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long held talks with Director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev, on October 13, in Hanoi.
Speaking at the talks, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long emphasized that Vietnam and Russia share a long-standing traditional friendship built on political trust, mutual understanding and respect. Cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Russian law enforcement agencies constitutes an important component of the Vietnam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long expresses confidence that cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN will continue to grow in a practical and effective manner.
General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev speaks at the talks.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long noted that transnational crime, organized crime, high-tech crime and emerging forms of criminal activity continue to pose increasingly complex challenges. Against this backdrop, strengthening cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN is of great importance, particularly in criminal sentence enforcement, sentenced person management, professional experience sharing, personnel training and capacity building.
The Deputy Minister expressed his confidence that, building on the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia, the close attention and guidance of the two sides’ leadership and the active responsible cooperation of their specialized units, relations between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN would continue to be strengthened and developed in a practical and effective manner.
The two sides discuss directions for future cooperation.
According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long, strengthening cooperation in criminal sentence enforcement, sentenced person management, experience sharing and personnel training is identified as a key priority.
For his part, General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev said that the visit marked the first trip to Viet Nam by a high-level FSIN delegation since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Viet Nam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN in October 2025.
He noted that the visit demonstrated the FSIN’s determination to translate agreed commitments into concrete actions, strengthen political trust and mutual understanding, and promote increasingly practical and effective cooperation between the two sides.
Representatives of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN sign the cooperation program for the 2026–2028 period.
Regarding future cooperation, both sides agreed to continue effectively implementing their signed agreements and step up delegation exchanges, particularly between units directly responsible for criminal sentence enforcement.
They also agreed to organize training courses and specialized workshops on issues of mutual interest to share experience and enhance the professional capacity of relevant agencies.
In addition, the two sides agreed to maintain regular communication between their designated focal points to deepen mutual understanding, exchange information in a timely manner and address difficulties arising during the implementation of cooperative activities.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long and FSIN Director General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long presents a souvenir to General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev.
General Arkady Alexandrovich Gostev presents a souvenir to Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Long.
They will also explore priority areas of cooperation aimed at improving prison management, inmate correction and rehabilitation, ensuring security and safety at detention facilities, and applying science and technology to the management of correctional institutions and inmates.
The two sides will further strengthen coordination on matters concerning citizens of one country serving criminal sentences in the other country, in accordance with their national laws, international treaties to which both countries are parties, and international practices.
They also agreed to promote cooperation in personnel training and professional development, with a view to building a professional, disciplined and capable workforce in criminal sentence enforcement.
At the conclusion of the talks, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the FSIN signed a cooperation program for the 2026–2028 period.
