(VOVworld) – The governments of Vietnam and Italy have signed an agreement to increase bilateral cooperation in crime prevention and control. 

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang (left) and Italian Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano (right) signed an agreement on cooperation in crime prevention and control. (Photo: Pham Thanh)

The agreement was signed by Italian Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano and visiting Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang, following talks in Rome on July 9. The two men noted with satisfaction the effective recent cooperation between the two ministries in fighting crime and agreed on new measures to strengthen this cooperation. Vietnam and Italy will soon sign agreements on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, extradition of criminals and prisoners, protection of secret information, and other memoranda of understanding in order to fulfill their commitments.