Viet Nam, Australia spur judicial linkages

Under the Letter of Intent, both sides will focus on prevention of organized and transnational crimes, especially money laundering and terrorism financing, corruption, drug and human trafficking; legal document and evidence collection abroad in civil and commercial matters; alternative dispute resolution methods, including international arbitration and commercial mediation.

During their meeting prior to the exchange ceremony, Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung and Australian Deputy Secretary of Justice Tara Inverarity spoke highly of the fruitful coordination in legal and judicial fields between the two sides since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Australian Department of Justice in 2012, focusing on criminal justice and international legal issues.

Mr. Tran took the occasion to call upon Australia to assist the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice in training officials and experts, especially lawyers and legal experts on international legal issues related to Viet Nam; and closely cooperate with the Vietnamese side in civil legal assistance and the effective enforcement of the Hague Conference Conventions on Private International Law, of which both sides are members.

They expressed their pleasure to witness the issuance of the Joint Statement on the elevation of Viet Nam-Australia relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership by the two countries' Prime Ministers, saying that it represents deeper cooperation in political, national defense-security, and legal and judicial matters of shared concern./.