General Tran Dai Quang, Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, heldtalks with the Cuban Interior Minister, Albelardo Colome Ibrarra, inHavana on March 23, during which they agreed to increase the sharing ofinformation and experience in coping with traditional andnon-traditional security threats.

Both sides concurredthat they will benefit from enhancing cooperation in preventing andcombating transnational and organised crime, terrorism, drug smugglingand human trafficking.

The two sides will also intensifycollaboration in personnel training, while supporting each other in theprovision of specialised equipment and vehicles.

Ibrarra,who also sits on the country’s Politburo and is a member of Cuba’s StateCouncil, said General Quang’s visit marked the start of a series ofactivities to celebrate the 55 th anniversary of bilateral diplomaticties, and contributed to promoting traditional friendship between thetwo countries, and the two public security forces in particular.

He also lauded the socio-economic and security-defence achievementsthat Vietnam has recorded in the cause of national defence andconstruction.

General Quang, who will be in Cuba fromMarch 21-25, thanked the Cuban Party, Government and people for theirsupport of Vietnam during its struggle for independence and itssubsequent development drive.

He emphasised Vietnam’ssupport for the Cuban people. He also expressed his belief that underthe leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba, the Caribbean countrywill overcome all its development challenges.-VNA