The Vietnamese Government has been participating in the fight against terrorism. Vietnam considers terrorism to be indefensible and strongly condemns and counters it, especially when it targets civilians. Vietnam has acceded to and fully implemented 8 of the 13 universal conventions/protocols on combating terrorism and is considering acceding to the other treaties. Vietnam has enacted many legislative measures intended to prevent and counter terrorism. In addition, new documents on preventing international terrorism are being considered, amended, and proposed in order to enhance the effectiveness of terrorism prevention and suppression in Vietnam and to enhance cooperation with other countries in combating international terrorism. Vietnam is amending its Penal Code in order to widen the scope of its application to international terrorism in accordance with international convention/protocols and resolutions of the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. Security Council. It is currently developing a law on mutual legal assistance, and it will soon enact legislation on the extradition of offenders under provisions of mutual legal assistance in international criminal matters.