ietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on September 4 on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings.

Vietnam opposes any use of force against its fishing vessels operating normally at sea, threatening the life and safety as well as causing damage to the property and interests of fishermen, running counter to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS).

VOV.VN - The country strongly reiterates its unwavering stance on the sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), and resolutely rejects any maritime claims of China that are based on the “nine-dash line” in the East Sea.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Khuat Duy Le Minh, deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ department of international law and treaties, participated in the 32nd workshop on managing potential conflict in the East Sea held in Banten province, Indonesia, on August 24.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for Chief Representative of Japan's Komeito party Yamaguchi Natsuo in Hanoi on August 23.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong said he expects to see Vietnam – Belgium cooperation yield more encouraging results, during his reception for visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 22.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government places importance on strengthening relationship with Belgium - a founding member with a significant voice within the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a reception for President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 21.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China Bilateral Cooperation and head of the government-level negotiation delegation on border and territorial issues between the two countries, paid a working visit to Beijing on August 9-10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is a partner of strategic importance to Indonesia in Southeast Asia, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani told visiting Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue during talks in Jakarta on August 4.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Lieut. Sen. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien attended the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 3, with 10 ASEAN member states and 8 dialogue partner countries taking part.