The move will be the first step of the pragmatic negotiation process for the effective and legally-binding COC, contributing to maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Vietnam’s SOM ASEAN head Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung said this is a positive beginning for the practical and efficient COC negotiation process later.
The document will be submitted to the ASEAN Summit in November.
On August 5, Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested that ASEAN boost exchanges with China to soon start practical negotiations for the effective and legally-binding COC.
He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance on the importance of peace, stability, overflight and maritime security and safety in the East Sea to peace and stability in the region.
At the ASEAN-China meeting on August 6, both sides had a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the ASEAN-China centre, aimed at assessing reports on the implementation of action plans with dialogue partners.-VNA
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ASEAN-China forum on poverty reduction opens in Cambodia
The 11th ASEAN-China Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction kicked off in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 25.