Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - Both nations have underscored the importance of maritime and ocean cooperation, agreeing to enhance collaboration on maritime issues and establish a hotline to combat illegal fishing.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and China have had sincere and frank discussions about maritime issues to better control and actively resolve disagreements at sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China agreed to increase win-win cooperation during a meeting in Beijing on August 19 between Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always values and gives top priority to the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, said visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their top-level talks in Beijing on August 19.

VOV.VN - The working groups of Vietnam and China on July 4 held two rounds of negotiations on the waters beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and on cooperation for mutual development at sea, in Guangdong, China.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, has invited him to visit China at an appropriate time, during their phone talks on June 17.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu has described the 1982 UNCLOS as a “Constitution” of the ocean, as it has created a legal framework for the settlement of maritime challenges in the region, including emerging ones.