Coast guards of Vietnam and China completed their joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from April 19-21.
Colonel Tran Van Tho, Commander of Vietnam Coast Guard Region 1 leads the Vietnamese side (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Coast guards of Vietnam and China completed their joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from April 19-21.
This was the first of such move between the twosides in 2022 and the fourth conducted after a fisheries cooperation agreement inthe Gulf of Tonkin waters between Vietnam and China expired on June 30, 2020.
A vessel of the Chinese Coast guard (Photo: VNA)
During their work, the forces conducted telephone exchange andsupervised fishing vessels operating in the area.
They also popularised regulations on fishing and COVID-19 control, along withpracticing joint search and rescue at sea.
During their work, the forces conducted telephone exchange and supervised fishing vessels operating in the area (Photo: VNA)
According to Colonel Tran Van Tho, Commander of Vietnam Coast Guard Region 1, who led the Vietnamese side, thejoint patrol was successful, contributing to promoting the relationship betweenthe two Parties, States and peoples of Vietnam and China in general, and betweenthe two Coast Guard forces in particular./.
Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai and border management officers of the Hekou entry-exit check point of China’s Yunnan province held a joint patrol on February 27 and 28 to boost law enforcement and COVID-19 prevention.
Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards on December 22-23 successfully conducted a joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin, contributing to building the waters of peace, stability and mutual beneficial cooperation.
The patrol forces of the Vietnam Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard on April 28 finished their first joint patrol on the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Tonkin Gulf between the two countries in 2021.
The Vietnam and China coast guard forces on October 22 finished their second joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin between the two countries in 2021.
