Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (left) and Chinese State Council and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Zhou city of China’s Zhejiang province December 2, 2021 - Photo: VNA

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the announcement at his talks with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hu Zhou city of China’s Zhejiang province on December 2.

During the talks, the two sides agreed to increase high-level exchanges, optimising exchange and cooperation mechanisms through the channels of Party and steering committee on bilateral collaboration, and strengthening comprehensive and effective coordination among ministries, sectors, localities and people, and beefing up partnership in economy, trade and other promising areas.

The two sides discussed measures to enhance coordination in COVID-19 prevention and control in order to maintain trade and economic exchange activities.

Both sides exchanged views on issues related to border and territory, and agreed to strictly implement three related legal documents and coordinate closely in managing the shared land border and dealing with arising problems in a timely manner, thus building a shared borderline of peace, cooperation and development together.

They concurred to continue to strictly abide by the joint perceptions reached by high-ranking leaders of both sides as well as the agreement on major principles guiding the settlement of maritime issues, well control disputes at sea, and maintain peace and security in the East Sea.

They vowed to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and actively speed up negotiations for an effective and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in line with international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982./.