Today I will travel to Vietnam to meet leaders including General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong and to lead a national delegation to sign the UN Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of Australia.
Vietnam and Australia are Comprehensive Strategic Partners and close friends. Our relationship is built on mutual strategic trust and understanding.
In Hanoi, I will discuss with President Cuong and Ministerial counterparts our shared priorities under the Australia-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including enhancing cooperation under our Memorandum of Understanding on Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Cooperation.
Australia congratulates Vietnam for the first UN Convention to be signed in Vietnam, reflecting Vietnam’s strong international engagement and commitment to multilateralism, which Australia is pleased to support.
The UN Convention against Cybercrime is the first UN-endorsed instrument addressing cybercrime and is a significant step forward for the international community to work together.
Australia’s signature to the Convention is a demonstration of our commitment to combating all forms of cybercrime.
I look forward to joining other global leaders to discuss how we can work together to respond to the full spectrum of cybercrime and to promote a human rights-based approach to the implementation of the Convention.
Australia played an instrumental role in the negotiation of the Convention, advocating for new offences to address the significant harms caused by technology facilitated abuse such as the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and protecting children from online grooming and solicitation.
I will be joined during the visit by Jessica Hunter, Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology.