Vietnam emphasises Asean cooperation to combat human trafficking

A Vietnamese representative voiced the importance of intensifying cooperation among ASEAN member countries in combating human trafficking at an international seminar on human security in Asia and Southeast Asia recently.

At the seminar here, China's Xinhua news agency cited Dr. Dang Nguyen Anh from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, that human trafficking is a problem that needs to be addressed quickly to ensure human security in Asia.

The associate professor also voiced the need to formulate supportive mechanisms for victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia to help them reintegrate into the community.

Meanwhile Chinami Nishimura, Deputy Minister of the Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which collaborated with Tokyo University in organising the event, affirmed that the Japanese Government regards human security as one of the pillars of its foreign policy.

Addressing the seminar, ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Dato Misran Karmain emphasised that human security serves as one of the foundations for cooperation and advancement of ASEAN.

He discussed the direct relation between human security and development and the necessary cooperation between ASEAN and Japan to address the matter.

The seminar drew a large number of experts from UN agencies as well as ASEAN member countries.