Gov't approves plan to implement Viet Nam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance
VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision to approve a plan to implement the Viet Nam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters.
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for coordinating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Supreme People's Court in popularizing the content of the aforesaid agreements, organizing training for staff in charge of judicial assistance at courts and civil judgement enforcement agencies.
The funding for the implementation of the plan comes from the state budget in accordance with the 2016 Law on International Treaties, the State Budget Law and other sources (if any).
Earlier, the agreement was signed by Vietnamese Minister of Justice Long and his Lao counterpart Phayvy Siboualypha under the witness of the two Prime Ministers in Vientiane, Laos, on January 11, 2023.
The President of Viet Nam approved the Viet Nam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters at the request of the Government on May 22, 2023.
The agreement is expected to help modernize the legal basis for mutual legal assistance cooperation in civil matters between authorized agencies of Viet Nam and Laos, and at the same time, supplement regulations to improve the legal basis related to mutual legal assistance, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the fine relationship between the two countries./.
