A seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 20 highlighted the urgent need to accelerate talks on a code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea to help maintain peace and stability in the region.
Vietnamese escort warship 016-Quang Trung has completed its participation at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) maritime security field training exercise, which concluded in Singapore on May 12.
Royal Australian Navy frigates HMAS Anzac and Toowoomba and auxiliary oiler HMAS Success, arrived at Sai Gon Port in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19, beginning its four-day goodwill visit to Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam has emphasised the need for ASEAN and China to implement the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea and operate a diplomatic hotline to settle problems at sea in an effective manner as part of measures to avoid collision at sea.
Singapore has suggested a new concept called the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) to parties involved to avoid accidental miscalculations that could lead to conflict at sea.
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