State President Nguyen Minh Triet made the proposal while receiving Cao Jianming, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, in Hanoi on November 23. Mr Cao is in Hanoi for the 6th ASEAN-China Prosecutors General Conference slated for November 24-25.
Mr Triet said as Vietnam is carrying out judicial reform, it needs to share experiences in this field with China and other ASEAN countries to build a transparent, strong, democratic and strict judicial system.
He welcomed the results of earlier talks between the two procuracies and proposed that the Chinese side train Vietnamese prosecutors.
He expressed elation at the fine development of the long-lasting friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and China.
“Vietnam wants to increase cooperation with China for mutual benefit and for peace, friendship, cooperation and development in the region and the rest of the world,” said Mr Triet.
He conveyed his regards to Chinese President Hu Jiintao and other senior Chinese officials.
For his part, Mr Cao noted with satisfaction the productive cooperation in procuracy between the two Supreme People’s Procuracies as well as between Chinese and Vietnamese border provinces. He affirmed that the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China is willing to support its Vietnamese counterpart in training judicial staff.
China attaches great importance to procuracy cooperation with Vietnam and within the China-ASEAN cooperation framework, said Mr Cao.