The agreement was reached at the talks between Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Tran Dai Quang and his Chinese counterpart Meng Jianzhu in Beijing on January 5.

The ministers also agreed to beef up co-operation in training police officers and improve their professionalism, foreign languages, science-technology and martial arts as well as providing each other with equipment and devices.

Minister Quang said that the results of co-operation between the two ministries have contributed to maintaining social order and security of each country and boosting the traditional relationship between the two Parties, States and peoples.

Later on the day, Minister Quang met with Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and Secretary of the Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Minister Quang, who is on an official visit to China from January 4-7, informed his host of the earlier talks with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security and the People’s Armed Police Force of China.

Secretary Zhou highly valued the outcomes of co-operation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security and the People’s Armed Police Force of China. He also expressed his hope that the two sides will further bolster cooperation under the instruction of the two Parties and Governments.