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Intellectual people
On 9/9/2020, the two countries Vietnam – China held a working group of the 13th round of online negotiation on waters outside the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the 10th round of the working group exchanged on development cooperation at sea.
The Head of the Working Group on the Vietnamese side is Mr. Nguyen Dang Thang – Director, National Border Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. The Head of the Working Group on the Chinese side is Mr. Duong Nhan Hoa, Representative of Maritime and Border Affairs, Maritime and Border Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
In a friendly and constructive atmosphere, the two sides exchanged views on the work of the two working groups, agreed on the basis of the agreed roadmap, to try to promote the delimitation of the outer sea zone. The Gulf of Tonkin and the discussion on cooperation and development in the South China Sea have progressed in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which both countries are parties.
The two sides also frankly exchanged about the South China Sea situation in the past and agreed to seriously respect the common perception of the high-level leaders of the two countries, including the Agreement on the basic principles guiding the resolution of the problem. in the sea between Vietnam and China, and the direction of the Head of the Negotiation Delegation at the Government level on the border and territory of the dispute settlement, not to take measures to complicate the situation and maintain peace and stability. In the area.
The two sides agreed to continue negotiations for Round 14 of the Working Group on waters outside the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and Round 11 of the Working Group to discuss Vietnam-China cooperation and development at sea at the time. appropriate due to the the two sides negotiate through diplomatic channels.
Thai Anh
