(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is stepping up international collaboration to tackle human trafficking and illegal migration, as Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang engaged in high-level talks with UK and French officials on the sidelines of the Border Security Summit in London on Monday.
 Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang (right) and UK Home Secretary Yvettte Cooper sign the Action Plan between the two ministries to prevent and combat human trafficking. Photo: VNA |
In a meeting with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, both sides committed to expanding annual high-level exchanges and reinforcing cooperation through Memoranda of Understanding on human trafficking prevention, immigration data sharing, and migration issues. To solidify these efforts, they signed a new action plan on combating human trafficking.
During Minister Quang's discussions with French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau, the two sides stressed the need to expedite internal procedures for finalising the MoU on cooperation in immigration and the government-level MoU on the repatriation of illegal residents.
Minister Quang also met with the UK Director General of Border Force and law enforcement leaders from Spain, Ireland, and other nations to advance cooperation in security and law enforcement.