Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on May 21 stressed the importanceof mutual confidence in ensuring peace and stability, saying that trustcan only be built through consistent actions and commitments by nationsin line with the United Nations Charter and international law.
Attending the fourth Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) in China’s Shanghai, the VietnameseVice President called on Asian countries to work together to boostdialogue as well as build trust and cooperation in order to achieve theregion’s common aspirations for peace, stability and development.
Regarding the East Sea issue, she reiterated Vietnam ’s goodwillin seeking to settle disputes by peaceful means in accordance withinternational law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of theSea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea .
During the conference, which saw theparticipation of 12 heads of state and other high-ranking officials from26 member countries and representatives from observer countries andinternational organisations, delegates stressed the need to establish apeaceful and stable environment for common development.
They called for stronger efforts to ensure political, maritime,energy and food security, as well as to foster cooperation in economics,trade, investment, culture and people-to-people exchanges in theregion.
The Vietnamese delegation activelyjoined other delegations in drafting the conference’s statement, inwhich every member affirms their commitments to the UN Charter andinternational law as well as respect for each other’s sovereignty andterritorial integrity and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Vietnamese Vice Presidentalso met with the heads of the delegation of Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka,Qatar, Egypt and Iraq to discuss bilateral cooperative issues.-VNA
Attending the fourth Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) in China’s Shanghai, the VietnameseVice President called on Asian countries to work together to boostdialogue as well as build trust and cooperation in order to achieve theregion’s common aspirations for peace, stability and development.
Regarding the East Sea issue, she reiterated Vietnam ’s goodwillin seeking to settle disputes by peaceful means in accordance withinternational law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of theSea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea .
During the conference, which saw theparticipation of 12 heads of state and other high-ranking officials from26 member countries and representatives from observer countries andinternational organisations, delegates stressed the need to establish apeaceful and stable environment for common development.
They called for stronger efforts to ensure political, maritime,energy and food security, as well as to foster cooperation in economics,trade, investment, culture and people-to-people exchanges in theregion.
The Vietnamese delegation activelyjoined other delegations in drafting the conference’s statement, inwhich every member affirms their commitments to the UN Charter andinternational law as well as respect for each other’s sovereignty andterritorial integrity and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Vietnamese Vice Presidentalso met with the heads of the delegation of Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka,Qatar, Egypt and Iraq to discuss bilateral cooperative issues.-VNA
