(VOVworld) - Vietnam always stands ready to cooperate with the international community within multilateral and bilateral frameworks to fight terrorism and violent extremism.

Heads of the delegation to the conference and Malaysian PM Najib Razak pose for photo (Photo: VNA)

During a conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham Dung called for ASEAN nations to tighten collaboration among their law enforcement bodies, to control and prevent the sponsorship for and websites that incite or popularise violent extremism and terrorism.

He was speaking in the International Conference on Deradicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism 2016 (IDC 2016), which drew officials and scholars from ASEAN member nations and nine strategic partners of Malaysia: Australia, France, Italy, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and the US.

IDC 2016 aims to enhance cooperation among all countries and information sharing among security agencies to deal with all forms of terrorist attacks, especially suicide bombings, which are a growing threat.