The fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).

VOV.VN - After ratifying the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Vietnam has actively taken advantage of the legal document to protect its sovereignty and settle disputes in the East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea.

VOV.VN - The final document of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted on April 30, 1982, after nine years of negotiations, and was opened for signature on December 10, 1982.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam affirmed Vietnam’s consistent support for the enhancement of the ASEAN-Russia strategic partnership at the 2nd ASEAN-Russia Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues held via an online platform in Hanoi on August 22.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Plus One, and ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meetings, and co-chaired the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (RoK) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cambodia on August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son joined his ASEAN counterparts in meetings with the US, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the EU, and Russia on August 4 within the framework of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55) and related meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc held a working session with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as part of his attendance at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on August 3 at the UN headquarters in New York.

Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong and the Party high-ranking delegation had a number of meetings with the Republic of Korea (RoK) officials on August 2-3 before concluding their visit to the RoK.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested Vietnam and Greece conclude negotiations, moving towards signing an agreement on shipping and an agreement on double taxation avoidance during the talks with his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Dendias in Hanoi on August 1.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that the nation and Greece could soon conclude negotiations as the two sides move towards signing an agreement on shipping and seek to reach an agreement on double taxation avoidance, with this raised during talks with his Greek counterpart Nikolaos.