VNHNO - Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, Nguyen Hoa Binh was received by Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith in Vientiane on August 28 during the Lao visit by the delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam.
At the reception, Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh informed the Lao Party General Secretary and President on the outcomes of talks between the supreme people’s courts of the two countries.
The two sides have regularly exchanged delegations and shared experience in judging activities and judicial reform at the central level. Meanwhile, many courts in the border provinces have signed memoranda of understanding to create a legal foundation for promoting cooperation in fighting crime. They have also coordinated to carry out joint activities, especially in judicial entrustment, in an effective manner, thus greatly helping with the settlement of criminal, civil and marital cases.
At the reception
On the occasion, the official also presented VND500 million (over US$21,500) donated by staff of the Vietnamese court sector to help Lao people affected by the recent dam collapse.
Speaking at the reception, the Lao Party General Secretary and President spoke highly of the effective cooperation between both countries’ supreme people’s courts over the past.
Vietnam was the first country to help Laos overcome the consequences of the recent collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Attapeu province, he said, affirming the response as a vivid manifestation of the special relationship of the two countries./.
