Czech Interior Minister Willing to Expand Law Enforcement Cooperation with Vietnam

On November 11, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Dương Hoài Nam met with Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar at the Czech Interior Ministry to discuss advancing bilateral cooperation. Metnar said the ministry valued its cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and was willing to expand exchanges on policing and law enforcement.

On November 11, Vietnam’s ambassador to the Czech Republic met with the Czech interior minister.（VietVance）

Metnar said the two countries upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership in January 2025 and have since maintained exchanges of delegations, including at the senior level. He praised previous cooperation between the two countries’ agencies on policing and law enforcement, and said the Czech government and public valued the Vietnamese community’s contributions to local socioeconomic development.

Dương Hoài Nam said he hoped the relevant agencies of both countries would strengthen cooperation in combating organized crime, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, policing, training and building law enforcement capacity. He thanked the Czech Interior Ministry for its previous assistance with visits by working delegations from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Dương Hoài Nam and Czech Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar.（VietVance）

The two sides also discussed Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s upcoming official visit to Vietnam. Dương Hoài Nam said the Vietnamese embassy in the Czech Republic was coordinating with relevant agencies in both countries to prepare for the visit. He also proposed that the Czech side consider waiving visa requirements for holders of Vietnamese official passports, promote Vietnam’s participation in the Czech skilled labor program, and continue facilitating the integration of Vietnamese people living, working and studying in the Czech Republic into local society.

Source: VietVance