Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang (Photo: VGP)

Vietnam has supported the UN’s initiative to develop an international legal framework against cybercrime, the first comprehensive document of its kind, since it was launched in 2019 amid the growing threat of cybercrime, the Deputy FM said.

Between 2022 and 2024, an inter-agency Vietnamese delegation, led by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in all eight rounds of negotiations. On December 24, 2024, the UN General Assembly formally adopted the paper.

Hosting the signing ceremony, he underscored, allows Vietnam to reaffirm its position as a reliable partner committed to advancing multilateralism. 

Vietnam hopes it will be among the first signatories, with expectations that at least 40 countries will join the Hanoi ceremony, demonstrating strong political will for the convention’s early ratification and implementation, targeted for 2027 under the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s timeline.