Vietnam attended the 12th International Conference of Senior Leaders in charge of security

Attending the event were security council secretaries, national security advisors and assistants, deputy prime ministers, heads of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies of 106 countries and territories. , as well as representatives of 10 international organizations.

The host country’s representative is Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. The Vietnamese delegation was led by General To Lam, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security.

VNA correspondent in Russia quoted the opening remarks of Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Patrushev in the plenary session on April 24, saying that this Conference from the beginning showed the necessity because it opened up opportunities to exchange experiences, seek new approaches and common solutions to urgent regional and global security issues. Referring to international security issues, Mr. Patrushev affirmed: “Russia will continue to protect the process of creating a fair world order, meeting the interests of the majority of countries, based on the principle of equality.” and respect cultural and civilizational identity”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a video message welcoming the Conference. In the message, President Putin affirmed that international terrorism is still one of the most serious threats of the 21st century, and at the same time, an urgent security issue today is protecting the information space. against external and internal threats. According to him, this topic is relevant to all countries and is extremely important in ensuring national security, social stability and economic development. The Russian President expressed: “We believe that the world community needs to systematically and consistently create unified, legally binding standards and principles for the behavior of countries in this field.” information field”. He also reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to cooperate closely with all interested partners to ensure regional and global security in the process of forming a new multipolar world order that meets the interests of the majority. Countries around the world.

Speaking at the plenary session, General To Lam – Member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security – commented that the strong development of information technology on a global scale is accelerating criminal activities using High technology application is taking place on a large scale, including in Vietnam. According to statistics from international security firms, Vietnam is in the group of three countries with the most cyber attacks in the Asia-Pacific region. High-tech criminal activities often collude with subjects abroad, causing very serious consequences. Minister To Lam emphasized the need to promote existing multilateral cooperation within frameworks such as Interpol, Europol, Aseanpol and other mechanisms to regulate and support countries in ensuring cyber security, prevention, fight and handle cybercrime and transnational crime. Minister To Lam affirmed that Vietnam highly appreciates the significance of the Conference and wishes to continue sharing experiences and initiatives with international partners and friends on crime prevention and protection of national sovereignty. participating in cyberspace.