Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung chaired the event. Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam attended and spoke at the event.
Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung and the high-ranking delegation accompanied President Luong Cuong to attend the High-Level Meeting to Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the United Nations.
The event “The Road to Hanoi: Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime - Celebrating multilateralism for a secure digital future” is the most important activity in a series of events promoting the Opening Ceremony of the Convention co-organized by Vietnam and UNODC in regions around the world from early 2025.
The event attracted the participation of about 120 representatives of UN member states, international organizations and researchers, with guest speakers from Vietnam, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, the Netherlands, UN agencies and research institutes.
Event scene.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung emphasized that international cooperation is essential in preventing and combating cybercrime and will be implemented more effectively in the coming time with the birth of the Convention - the first global legal framework to address this issue.
Acting Minister Le Hoai Trung affirmed that, in its role as the host country of the Convention's opening ceremony, Vietnam hopes that this event will become a new milestone marking the consolidation of multilateralism in general and global cooperation against cyber security threats in particular.
Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung spoke at the event.
Sharing the same view, Ms. Ghada Waly, UN Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), emphasized that the Convention is the first UN legal document on criminal justice in more than 20 years, designed to address various forms of cybercrime now and in the future, and affirmed that this will be a launching pad for countries to fight cybercrime.
She also expressed her appreciation for Vietnam's efforts in preparing for the signing ceremony and pledged to continue to accompany and support countries towards the effective ratification and implementation of the Convention in the coming time.
Delegates take souvenir photos.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Hung affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to ensuring cyber security and fighting high-tech crimes. In the coming time, it will prioritize perfecting the domestic legal system to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Convention, while strengthening the inter-sectoral coordination mechanism in the process of signing, ratifying and implementing the Convention.
The Minister of Justice of Nigeria, the Minister of Public Administration and Humanitarian Affairs of Trinidad & Tobago and the delegates shared the importance of multilateralism, emphasizing the significance of the Convention as the first global legal framework in preventing cybercrime, and believing that Vietnam will successfully organize the opening ceremony for signing the Convention.
Source: https://bocongan.gov.vn/bai-viet/viet-nam-gioi-thieu-le-mo-ky-cong-uoc-ha-noi-tai-tuan-le-cap-cao-dai-hoi-dong-lien-hop-quoc-khoa-80-1758591687
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