The Vietnamese delegation at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – The fifth foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogueat the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia was organised inCanberra on September 27.
Theevent was chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy and Australia’sDeputy Secretary Defence People Rebecca Skinner and Deputy Secretary inthe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gary Quinlan.
Duringthe dialogue, the two sides agreed to continue boosting the Vietnam-Australiarelations in the fields of politics, economics, trade, defence, security,agriculture, education and training, tourism and people-to-people diplomacy.
Theyexchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, whilepledging to maintain close coordination at multilateral forums, including theUnited Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and forumsled by ASEAN such as the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum, inorder to promote dialogue and cooperation, and maintain peace, stability andorder in the region.
Australiahopes ASEAN and China would soon reach a Code of Conduct in the East Sea.
Furthermore,the two sides also agreed to collaborate closely in boosting consensus in ASEANand maintaining the central role of the bloc in the regional structure.
The sides pledged to work together to ensure the success of the APEC EconomicLeaders’ Meeting in Vietnam in November, the East Asia Summit in thePhilippines in November, and the ASEAN-Australia Commemorative Summit inAustralia in March, 2018.-VNA
Theevent was chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy and Australia’sDeputy Secretary Defence People Rebecca Skinner and Deputy Secretary inthe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gary Quinlan.
Duringthe dialogue, the two sides agreed to continue boosting the Vietnam-Australiarelations in the fields of politics, economics, trade, defence, security,agriculture, education and training, tourism and people-to-people diplomacy.
Theyexchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, whilepledging to maintain close coordination at multilateral forums, including theUnited Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and forumsled by ASEAN such as the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum, inorder to promote dialogue and cooperation, and maintain peace, stability andorder in the region.
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Thedelegates stressed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security,maritime and aviation freedom and safety in the region, and solving disputes bypeaceful means on the basis of international law, including the UN Conventionon the Law of the Sea 1982.Australiahopes ASEAN and China would soon reach a Code of Conduct in the East Sea.
Furthermore,the two sides also agreed to collaborate closely in boosting consensus in ASEANand maintaining the central role of the bloc in the regional structure.
The sides pledged to work together to ensure the success of the APEC EconomicLeaders’ Meeting in Vietnam in November, the East Asia Summit in thePhilippines in November, and the ASEAN-Australia Commemorative Summit inAustralia in March, 2018.-VNA
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