Attending the ceremony were Mr. Tom Corrie - Deputy Head of the EU Representation in Vietnam; Ms. Choo Woo Ping - Assistant Director, Capacity Building and Training Directorate, INTERPOL; Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Duc Tuyen - Deputy Director General for Foreign Relations - MPS and delegates from 09 ASEAN member countries. As for the PPA, there were Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem - President of the Academy, Major General, Assoc.Prof. Dr. Dang Xuan Khang - Vice President and representatives of the functional units within the Academy.

Overview ceremony

The training course introduces for the law enforcement officers of ASEAN member countries about the overall scope and expected outcomes of the EU-ASEAN migration and border management programme II; provides the fundamental knowledge of roles, functions, policing capabilities, databases, products of the INTEPOL; the significance of counterfeit document and devices for document verification, introduction of human trafficking and migrant smuggling, the issues of investigating the crimes relating to corruption, High-tech, economy; the legal issues on human rights and tools of electronic forensics. Simultaneously, the training course will also enhances the mutual understanding and the effectiveness of cooperation between MPS of Vietnam in general, the PPA in particular  with the INTERPOL.

Mr. Tom Corrie - Deputy Head of the EU Representation in Vietnam 

spoke at the ceremony

On this occasion, the PPA also organized the inauguration ceremony of International & ASEAN Cooperation Study Centre for all officers, teachers and visitors to study and understand more about the ASEAN member countries and international counterparts. This center will be used as place for small international conference, workshop or meeting between the Academy with international counterparts.

Delegates cut the red inauguration bands

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the PPA,  Lieutenant General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Yem - President expressed the deep thanks to the INTERPOL for connecting to all the participants and facilitating the PPA to organize the ceremony and gave his thanks to the presence of delegates from 09 ASEAN member countries at the ceremony. He also believed that with the experience  and knowledge of all experts, the efforts and cooperation of the participants, the supports from the partners, the training course would be successfully completed as the expected goals and contribute to enhancing the understanding and cooperation of all ASEAN member countries to build a strong and solid ASEAN Community.

 Translated by Gia Linh