Opening of the Hanoi Convention: Urgent and synchronous coordination in implementing the organization work

Accordingly, the Convention will be opened for signing in Hanoi on October 25-26. Before the opening ceremony of the Convention, Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Deputy Minister of Public Security, exchanged information on the preparations for this important opening ceremony.

Photo caption — Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security. Photo: Cong Tuong/VNA

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According to Deputy Minister Pham The Tung, this is a historic event, marking the first time the international community has achieved a global legal framework to deal with criminal acts using information technology and cyberspace. The Convention is an important legal basis for countries to internalize international standards, while increasing cooperation in preventing and combating cybercrime, building a safe, trustworthy and healthy digital environment, and promoting sustainable development.

The capital Hanoi was chosen by the United Nations as the venue for the signing ceremony of the Convention, affirming Vietnam as one of the world's leading countries in terms of peace , stability and Vietnam's increasingly important role and position in the international arena. With the name "Hanoi Convention", for the first time a Vietnamese place name is associated with a global multilateral treaty in a field of particular interest to the international community; demonstrating the trust of the United Nations and the international community in Vietnam's consistent stance in upholding international law, as well as its capacity, commitment and active participation in addressing global challenges.

“Clearly identifying the meaning and importance of the Convention Opening Ceremony; since the beginning of 2025, the Ministry of Public Security has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently, methodically and synchronously deploy all aspects of preparation work to organize the Convention Opening Ceremony in Hanoi,” said Deputy Minister Pham The Tung.

As early as May 2025, General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, signed the Decisions to establish the Steering Committee and the Steering Committee's Working Group to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Convention, with the participation of leaders of the Ministry, functional agencies of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Cyber Security Association. The Steering Committee issued a key work schedule plan to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Convention with more than 30 specific tasks; clearly assigning the presiding and coordinating agencies and the time to complete each task.

Under the regular and close leadership of the Party and the State, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regularly work, exchange, and direct specialized agencies and request the National Cyber Security Association to review and promote the progress of preparations for the opening ceremony of the Convention; proactively exchange, closely coordinate and reach agreement with UNODC on preparations.

The Deputy Minister of Public Security said: Up to now, all aspects of preparation have been basically completed, with the goal of ensuring three successes: "Success in content, success in ensuring security, safety, respect for protocol and diplomacy; success in promoting the image, identity, country and people of Vietnam to international friends".

Ensure security and safety

Deputy Minister Pham The Tung said that in organizing important political and foreign affairs events of the Party and State, the issue of ensuring absolute security and safety is always the top priority. As early as February 2025, the Ministry of Public Security held a conference to disseminate and deploy the work of ensuring security and order for national-level events and major international conferences held in Vietnam in 2025, including the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention.

In May 2025, the Ministry of Public Security established the Security and Order Subcommittee, issued a Master Plan to ensure security and order for the Convention Signing Ceremony; identified key tasks and assigned very specific responsibilities to the Public Security of more than 30 units and localities; established a mechanism for command, direction, and close coordination between units.

Up to now, the Public Security of relevant units and localities has established a Steering Committee, issued and urgently deployed about 100 plans and schemes to ensure security and order, with the overarching goal of proactively preventing, stopping, and neutralizing early, remotely, and from the grassroots level factors and risks affecting security and safety during the preparation and organization of the Convention Signing Ceremony, to avoid sudden and unexpected incidents in accordance with the Party and State's guidelines and policies.

According to Deputy Minister Pham The Tung, the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention is a multilateral diplomatic event of a summit nature, with profound international political and legal significance. The successful organization of the event is the common responsibility of the entire political system, demonstrating Vietnam's proactive, positive and responsible role towards the United Nations and the international community in building a safe, healthy and law-abiding global cyber environment.

The Party and State leaders have entrusted the Ministry of Public Security with playing a core role, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, advising competent authorities to approve and organize the implementation of the Project to organize the Opening Ceremony of the Convention, not only demonstrating the Party and State's recognition of the capacity, mettle and experience in organizing multilateral activities of the People's Public Security force, thereby continuing to affirm the prestige and position of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security in the international arena.

With the experience of successfully organizing ASEAN Ministerial Conferences on Transnational Crime Prevention and Control, intergovernmental events within the framework of AIPA, INTERPOL, ASEANPOL, and a series of international thematic conferences, the Ministry of Public Security is confident that it will successfully complete the tasks entrusted to it by the Party and State, contributing to enhancing the country's position and image, spreading the message of a proactively integrating Vietnam, associating responsibility and action for a safe cyberspace.

“Golden opportunity” for Vietnam to attract international investment in the field of cybersecurity

Deputy Minister Pham The Tung assessed that the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention is not only a political and legal milestone of global significance, but also opens up a "golden opportunity" for Vietnam to attract international investment in the field of cyber security - a pillar field of the security industry, of strategic and vital significance to the national digital transformation process.

During the two days (October 25-26, 2025), in addition to the Convention signing ceremony, Vietnam, together with other countries, international and regional organizations, plans to organize over 50 side events and exhibitions specializing in cyber security and information technology, with the participation of many large global technology corporations and businesses.

Deputy Minister Pham The Tung believes that with the prestige of hosting the signing ceremony of the Convention and its market potential and synchronous policies, Vietnam can absolutely make a breakthrough and become the leading center for investment, research and development of cyber security solutions in the region. The Hanoi Convention is an important lever to realize this strategic goal.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/mo-ky-cong-uoc-ha-noi-phoi-hop-trien-khai-khan-truong-dong-bo-cong-tac-to-chuc-20251006190329742.htm