President Luong Cuong presided over the rehearsal of the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.

On October 23, 2025, President Luong Cuong inspected the preparations and rehearsal of the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, which will take place from October 25-26, 2025 at the National Convention Center (My Dinh, Hanoi).

Also attending the inspection were Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, leaders of central ministries, branches and Hanoi city.

President Luong Cuong inspects the rehearsal of the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.

At the rehearsal, the President inspected and listened to the units performing the task of reporting on the overall signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; including the script for the Opening Session, the plan to welcome international delegations; the content and progress of preparing the welcoming art program; the detailed script for the Opening Session; bilateral activities; the plan to organize for reporters and domestic and international press agencies to work and other related activities...

Next, President Luong Cuong chaired a meeting to summarize experiences after the rehearsal.

President Luong Cuong chaired a meeting to summarize experiences.

Speaking at the meeting, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nguyen Minh Vu, said that in recent times, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a coordinating agency with the Ministry of Public Security and related ministries and branches, has actively and urgently implemented the work, and has basically completed the progress, meeting the requirements set forth in terms of foreign affairs, demonstrating the solemnity, professionalism and hospitality of Vietnam.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nguyen Minh Vu spoke at the meeting.

The Deputy Minister added that there are currently about 110 countries and more than 10 international organizations attending the Opening Ceremony, of which about 60 have officially registered to sign. It is expected that there will be 60 speeches at the general discussion session, 8 seminars by high-level delegates; about 20 booths and exhibitions of enterprises and technology corporations. The total number of foreign delegates is about 1,500 delegates attending the Opening Ceremony.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham The Tung spoke at the meeting.

Reporting further on the work of ensuring security and order at the Opening Ceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham The Tung emphasized: In general assessment, the work of ensuring security and order at the Opening Ceremony is basically stable, traffic diversion plans, welcoming plans, security and order plans at the event venues, and the delegates' accommodation... are all being implemented according to plan. After the rehearsal, the Ministry of Public Security will coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize a conference to review all related contents...

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son speaks at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son requested that relevant ministries and branches urgently complete the remaining tasks. In particular, it is important to ensure that each event has its own detailed script; liaison staff and volunteers must be thoroughly trained. In addition, Hanoi City needs to step up information and propaganda work about the signing ceremony, creating an impression and atmosphere for foreign delegations to attend the event.

In his concluding remarks, President Luong Cuong assessed this as an especially important event, with profound political and diplomatic significance, marking the first time a global multilateral Convention in a field of great interest to the international community was established, associated with the name of Vietnam's capital city, Hanoi.

Acknowledging, praising and appreciating the responsibility and proactive and thoughtful preparation work as assigned by ministries, branches and units; at the same time, to better prepare according to the approved project, the President requested relevant agencies and units, according to their functions and tasks, to continue to carefully review the entire scenario, especially the ritual, reception, security and communication sections, to ensure that the signing ceremony takes place solemnly and thoughtfully, demonstrating the image of Vietnam being proactive, professional and friendly in international integration; at the same time, promptly handle arising issues according to their authority, ensuring the progress and quality of preparation.

President Luong Cuong delivered concluding remarks.

The President also noted that the reception of international delegations must demonstrate a spirit of hospitality and respect; technical, logistics and security units must coordinate closely, contributing to the overall success of the event. Along with that, this signing ceremony is also an opportunity to introduce to international friends about the country and people of Vietnam, Vietnam's achievements as well as the relationship between Vietnam and the United Nations; affirming that Vietnam is an active, responsible, companion, and steadfast member of the United Nations' goals; therefore, information and propaganda work needs to accurately and fully reflect the meaning and stature of the event, contributing to enhancing the image, role and position of Vietnam in the international arena...

The United Nations Convention on Cybercrime was adopted by consensus by the United Nations General Assembly on 24 December 2024 (New York time, USA).
Accordingly, the Convention was opened for signing in Hanoi on October 25-26, 2025 and is called the Hanoi Convention.

This is the first time Vietnam has signed a UN convention in this field. This is also a historic opportunity to demonstrate Vietnam's leading role in building a global legal framework to combat cybercrime.

Source: https://daibieunhandan.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-chu-tri-tong-duyet-le-mo-ky-cong-uoc-lien-hop-quoc-ve-chong-toi-pham-mang-10392656.html