Ying Yong, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, meets with a delegation led by Azalina Othman Said, Minister in Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), in Beijing on Nov 18.
Ying Yong, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, met with a delegation led by Azalina Othman Said, Minister in Malaysian Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), in Beijing on Nov 18.
Welcoming Azalina and her delegation, Ying said China and Malaysia are not only close neighbors, but also good friends with shared aspirations and partners joining hands for common development.
Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, the China-Malaysia relationship has maintained healthy and stable development, with mutual trust continuously strengthened and pragmatic cooperation deepened, he said.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia and the China-Malaysia Friendship Year. Ying mentioned the recent meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, and quoted Xi as saying "Standing at a new historical starting point, China-Malaysia relations enjoy a bright and promising future."
Noting that bilateral cooperation in the field of the rule of law is an important part of the bilateral relationship, Ying said that amid the high-level development of the bilateral ties, China and Malaysia have developed close exchanges and cooperation in the field of the rule of law, which laid a solid foundation for further deepening bilateral pragmatic cooperation.
Ying stated that Chinese procuratorial organs serve as the country's legal supervisory and judicial organs ensuring the uniform and correct implementation of national laws, playing a crucial role in advancing comprehensive rule of law and building a socialist country under the rule of law.
Malaysia's Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), as an important component of the Malaysian federal government, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of laws and policies and carrying out legal reforms, holding a significant position in strengthening the country's legal system and advancing the rule of law in Malaysia, he said.
Ying said that the SPP of China is willing to work together with the law enforcement and judicial departments of Malaysia, including the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) and the Attorney General's Chambers, to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of both countries.
He called on both countries to further strengthen law enforcement and judicial cooperation in combating transnational crimes, such as terrorism, cross-border telecommunication network fraud, money laundering and cybercrime, and enhance criminal judicial assistance, in order to provide strong legal safeguards for the high-quality socioeconomic development of both countries and deliver more benefits to both countries and their peoples.
Azalina expressed gratitude for Ying's welcome and lauded China's achievements in deepening comprehensive reforms and in judicial and procuratorial work.
Malaysia-China relations are at their best in history, she said, expressing her department's willingness to continue enhancing communication with the SPP of China and deepening pragmatic cooperation to continuously improve the capabilities and levels of judicial and procuratorial officers of both countries in responding to complex transnational crimes, new types of cybercrimes, and other new challenges.
Malaysia's Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) is ready to learn from the experiences of Chinese law enforcement and judicial agencies in advancing reforms and serving the country's modernization drive, and continuously consolidate and develop law enforcement and judicial exchanges and cooperation between the two countries to better safeguard regional peace, stability, development and prosperity, she added.
