At a meeting with the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, who is in Vietnam to attend the ASEAN Summit and other related meetings, in Hanoi on October 28, PM Dung thanked the Sultan for his sympathy for Vietnamese flood victims. He proposed that both countries sign an investment protection agreement and a memorandum of understanding on fisheries to promote trade and co-operation in labour and agriculture. Vietnam is ready to export rice to Brunei, Mr Dung confirmed.

PM Dung praised Brunei’s support for Vietnam as ASEAN chair and Vietnam’s initiative to organise the ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting.

Sultan Bolkiah proposed that both countries continue to boost co-operation in trade, investment, fisheries, and agriculture and to work closer at regional and international forums.

Both leaders agreed that peace and stability in the East Sea is beneficial to every country in the region, pledged to coordinate in implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and formulating a Code of Conduct for the East Sea (COC).