MINSK, 24 November (BelTA) – It is important that Belarus and Vietnam develop ties in education and exchange of experience, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media after a meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam in Minsk on 24 November.
Aleksandr Volfovich noted that a memorandum of cooperation in security was signed following the talks between the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus and the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
“The document will contribute to improving the climate of mutual understanding, partnership relations, and security between Belarus and Vietnam,” the state secretary said.
“We are offering services in training and advanced training of Vietnamese servicemen at the Belarusian institutions, i.e. the Academy of the Internal Affairs Ministry, the University of Civil Protection of the Emergencies Ministry, the Institute of National Security. Vietnam is showing interest in the matter,” said Aleksandr Volfovich.
The state secretary expressed confidence that the taken steps would contribute to strengthening peace and security not only in the two countries, but in the region in general.