Hanoi Convention - an important multilateral foreign policy mark of Vietnam

According to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, since 2019, the United Nations has initiated the development of the Convention against Cybercrime, the first comprehensive document of the United Nations in this field. From the beginning, Vietnam has actively supported and fully participated in all 8 negotiation rounds of the Convention.

With the motto of raising the level of multilateral diplomacy, Vietnam always determines to actively and proactively participate in shaping international legal frameworks to best ensure the interests of the country. Vietnam has contributed to the entry into the Convention of fundamental principles, ensuring the common interests of all countries in cooperation in combating cybercrime, including respect for sovereignty, national independence, non-interference in internal affairs and compliance with international law.

During the negotiations, Vietnam also took on the role of coordinating the negotiation of a number of important terms. Vietnam's positive contributions have received high support from the international community. As a result, a complete treaty has been issued, ensuring compliance with Vietnam's national interests and legal framework.

Deputy Minister Dang Hoang Giang affirmed that Vietnam's successful campaign for the United Nations General Assembly to select Hanoi as the venue for the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime and for this important document to be called the Hanoi Convention is an important milestone in our country's multilateral diplomacy.

By organizing this important multilateral event, Vietnam wishes to demonstrate its role as a trusted partner, continuing to affirm its strong efforts and commitments in promoting multilateral cooperation. Vietnam will make every effort to organize the Opening Ceremony as solemnly as possible, in accordance with the standards of the United Nations, ensuring the mass participation of member countries, international organizations, social organizations and related technology corporations.

As a host country, Vietnam will be in the first group of countries to sign the Convention. "We hope that the Opening Ceremony in Hanoi will attract the participation of many member countries, with at least 40 countries signing and demonstrating strong political commitments so that the Convention can soon be ratified and put into implementation according to the expected roadmap of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2027" - Deputy Minister Dang Hoang Giang said.

According to the Deputy Minister, the opportunity for Vietnam in the process of implementing the Hanoi Convention is huge. Vietnam has the opportunity to take advantage of international resources, from technology to human resources, to serve the country's development by contributing to ensuring a safe, secure and peaceful environment. At the same time, Vietnam also has the opportunity to learn from experience and modern technology from countries and international organizations to effectively respond to cybercrime.

The chairing of the signing and implementation of the Convention is an opportunity for Vietnam to open up many new directions of cooperation, not only in the field of preventing and combating cross-national cybercrime but also in multilateral cooperation in many other fields. In addition, this is also an opportunity for us to promote the image of a peaceful Vietnam, a Vietnamese culture imbued with identity, and a Vietnamese people rich in hospitality to international friends.

The ratification of the Convention is just the beginning. The important thing is how to make countries have goodwill and determination to cooperate together in preventing and combating cybercrime. The problem is to find similarities, thereby strengthening connections and promoting international cooperation in preventing and combating cybercrime.

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