The 18th dialogue between ASEAN and Canada took place virtually on July 13, focusing on sketching out orientations for cooperation between the two sides, discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, and preparing for the ASEAN-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting this August.

An international seminar on the prospect of and solutions to maritime law enforcement in the East Sea was held in Ukraine on July 12.

The international community has continuously called on parties concerned to follow international practices and rules, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) amid the complicated developments in the East Sea.

Dr Gerhard Will, a German expert on the East Sea, stressed that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)’s ruling on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China holds a solid legal basis and high value in the settlement of disputes in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - International researchers and experts while attending a recent teleconference reaffirmed the value of the 2016 ruling on the South China Sea known as the East Sea in Vietnam by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 10 had phone talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, examining ways of further promoting the Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in future.

Vietnam treasures and will make positive contributions to the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, said at the annual ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) that was held online on July 8.

VOV.VN - All activities involving exploration, surveying, and scientific research on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago without the nation’s express consent will infringe upon Vietnamese sovereignty and related rights, therefore making actions illegal, null and void.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung has asked the Republic of Korea (RoK) to continue helping ASEAN countries improve their medical capacity at the 25th ASEAN-RoK Dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level held in the form of teleconference on July 6.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 1 held a phone call with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to discuss the Vietnam-US relations and international issues of mutual concern.