VOV.VN - Vietnam and France have agreed to share experience in the COVID-19 pandemic fight, and help each other with COVID-19 vaccines.

The freshly-concluded sixth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offered a chance for countries to affirm their commitments to cooperation in addressing urgent issues in the region, thus ensuring sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, during their phone talks on June 9, discussed measures to promote cooperation between the two legislative bodies and within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

VOV.VN - Both nations concurred to maintain peace and stability in the East Sea and soon reach a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) Ambassadors' Meeting in Jakarta (EAMJ) in 2021 which took place virtually on June 7.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 7 led a delegation to attend the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Chongqing city on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations (1991-2021).

The 19th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) was held in China’s Chongqing city on June 7, in the framework of the special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had online talks with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith on June 7 to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries and their legislative bodies.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested combined efforts in maintaining peace and stability, and satisfactorily handling issues at sea in the spirit of the common perceptions and respect for law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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.