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VN becomes official member of AALCO

VGP – Viet Nam made its first presence in the Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) by participating in its 56th Session as an official member in Nairobi, Kenya on May 2.

May 03, 2017 4:40 PM GMT+7

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh hailed efforts and contributions of the AALCO in facilitating member countries to discuss international legal issues related to benefits of nations in Asia and Africa, proposing AALCO’s viewpoints to the United Nations and other international organizations.

Viet Nam has made efforts to contribute to the Asia-Africa cooperation, affirmed the Ambassador, adding that the nation has committed to joining with member countries of the AALCO to launch activities of the organization, and expressing the desire to learn experience from other nations in international legal issues.

Viet Nam’s participation in the organization has marked a new development step in the international integration in legal issues.    

The 56th session of the AALCO focused on legal issues in anti-terrorism and anti-violence, regulation and treatment of refugees, atmosphere protection, international criminal justice exemption for public officials, international regulations and cyberspace.

AALCO, originally known as the Asian Legal Consultative Committee (ALCC), was constituted in November 1956. It is considered to be a tangible outcome of the historic Bandung Conference, held in Indonesia, in April 1955.

By Thuy Dung