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Vietnam, China conclude joint patrol on Gulf of Tonkin

The coast guard forces of Vietnam and China conducted a joint patrol on the waters adjacent to the two countries’ delimitation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from April 11 – 13.
Vietnam, China conclude joint patrol on Gulf of Tonkin ảnh 1The coast guard forces of Vietnam and China hold talks on Vietnam's Coast Guard Vessel 8004 during the joint patrol. (Source: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – The coastguard forces of Vietnam and China conducted a joint patrol on the waters adjacentto the two countries’ delimitation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from April 11 –13.

This is the first joint patrol in those waters this year and the sixth sincethe Vietnam-China agreement on fishery cooperation in the Gulf of Tonkin expired on June 30, 2020.

Each side dispatched two ships to join in the patrol, which covered watersalong 13 points on the delimitation line with a total distance of 255.5nautical miles from the point 48km northeast of Con Co island to the point 14miles southeast of Tran island.  

During the patrol, the two sides conductedface-to-face talks, monitoring of fishing vesels of both countries operating inthe waters adjacent to the delimitation line and communication activities onlegal compliance.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese coast guard force set up a working group to inspectVietnamese fishing ships’ compliance to regulations related to illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The force also held a ceremony to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and people whodied in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard Major General Le Quang Dao, who led theVietnamese side in the joint patrol, said the activity is a success in allaspects, contributing to the development of the ties between the two countriesin general and the two coast guard forces in particular./.
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