The Hanoi Convention sends three messages of profound and lasting significance.

On the morning of October 25, the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime with the theme "Combating Cybercrime - Sharing Responsibility - Looking to the Future" took place in Hanoi. The Hanoi Convention sends three clear messages, with profound and long-lasting significance to the world.

President Luong Cuong delivers the opening speech at the signing ceremony and the High-Level Conference of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA

Speaking at the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, President Luong Cuong said that in the face of the challenges of cybercrime, the Hanoi Convention, a global multilateral convention on combating cybercrime, is a vivid demonstration of the spirit of solidarity and the rule of law.

After five years of negotiations, with dozens of discussion sessions and thousands of comments, today's achievement is the crystallization of perseverance, wisdom and trust between countries, when we chose dialogue instead of confrontation, cooperation instead of division. That process converges global values, reflects the spirit of consensus, the vitality of multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations.

The Hanoi Convention sends three clear messages of profound and lasting significance to the world : Affirming the commitment to shaping order, ensuring safety and security in cyberspace on the basis of international law; promoting the spirit of sharing, accompanying and supporting each other, cooperating to improve the capacity to protect a stable and sustainable cyberspace; making efforts for the people, so that technology serves life, ensuring that no one is left behind in the global digitalization process.

The three messages clearly demonstrate the core spirit of the Hanoi Convention, a convention of the rule of law, of cooperation and of the people. That is also the motto that Vietnam steadfastly pursues in the process of international integration, taking the law as the foundation, cooperation as the driving force, and people as the subject, the center and the goal of all efforts.

For Vietnam, today's signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is not only an honor, but also a responsibility to the international community. With a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification, being a proactive, active member, a reliable and responsible partner of the international community, over the past 5 years, Vietnam has always accompanied the negotiation process of this Convention.

The President expressed: "We are proud that Hanoi - the capital of a country rising from the ashes of war, was chosen as the starting point to create a peaceful, cooperative and trustworthy cyberspace... Vietnam hosting the signing ceremony and being the first country to sign the Hanoi Convention is a testament to our strong commitment to the rule of law, fully implementing international obligations and contributing to strengthening the global legal order in cyberspace."

For the Convention to truly come into being, we need political will and resources for implementation. International cooperation in training, technical assistance and technology transfer will help enhance the capacity of countries, contributing to building a safe and stable cyberspace. President Luong Cuong called on member countries to promptly ratify the Convention so that it can enter into force soon, firmly establishing a fair, inclusive and rules-based digital order.

President Luong Cuong welcomed UN Secretary-General António Guterres to attend the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention. Photo: VNA

Speaking at the ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that one of the most important points is the sharing of digital evidence across borders. This has been a major obstacle to justice, when the perpetrator is in one country, the victim is in another, and the data is stored in a third country. Accordingly, the Convention provides a clear path for investigators and prosecutors to finally overcome this barrier. It is also a victory for victims of online abuse.

For the first time in an international treaty, the distribution of intimate images without consent is recognized as a criminal offense. The Convention promotes strong protections for victims, including access to remedies, compensation, and the removal of illegal content. By creating binding obligations, the Convention translates commitments into practical protections.

Before the opening session, President Luong Cuong chaired the official welcoming ceremony and took a group photo with the Heads of Delegations attending the Signing Ceremony and High-Level Meeting of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime and joined the delegates in visiting the photo exhibition introducing the country, people and development achievements of Vietnam, Vietnam's positive contributions to the activities of the United Nations as well as the Vietnam-United Nations relationship.

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