Deputy PM receives RoK Chief Justice

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh in Ha Noi on August 28 received Chief Justice of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yang Sung-tae.

August 29, 2017 9:34 AM GMT+7

ChDeputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) receives RoK Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae, Ha Noi, August 28, 2017

At the reception, Yang Sung-tae said that he is pleased to be the first RoK Chief Justice to visit Viet Nam when the two countries are celebrating the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

He said he hopes the Deputy PM will continue backing the cooperation between the RoK Supreme Court and the Supreme People’s Court of Viet Nam, as well as the project to improve the transparency and judgment quality of Viet Nam’s courts.

In turn, Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh highly valued the support of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Government and people to Vietnam’s national reform and development, including legal and judicial reforms.

He thanked the RoK for assisting the implementation of a project to strengthen capacity of the School for Court Officials, which is now the Viet Nam Court Academy, contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of judicial training in the country.

Mr. Binh expressed hope to learn more from theRoK Supreme Court’s experience in developing the electronic legal procedure model as well as the establishment of an Invention Court and courts for families and adolescents.

The Deputy PM affirmed the support of the Vietnamese Government for the further enhancement of cooperation between the Supreme People’s Court of Viet Nam (SPCV) and RoK partners, including the Supreme Court and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

He also asked SPCV and KOICA to soon launch a project to improve the transparency and judgment quality of courts in Viet Nam.

By Vien Nhu