Concrete measures to combat human trafficking and provide aid to its victims topped the agenda of a workshop between Vietnam and Cambodia on December 2-3.

The move is part of joint efforts to implement a co-operation agreement signed in October, 2005 to repel the trafficking of women and children as well as provide them with assistance.

The Vietnamese delegation to the workshop, held in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh , was led by Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem, and the Cambodian delegation was led by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation Hav Bunse.

On the sidelines of the workshop, Vietnam and Cambodia signed another cooperative agreement on confirming and repatriating the victims of human trafficking.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Secretary of State Hav Bunse praised the workshop’s success, regarding it as new evidence of tight bilateral co-operation and determination to combat against trans-border crimes for the sake of the safety of their peoples. (VNA)