Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh

(VOVworld)- Enhancing Vietnam-China friendship and cooperation for peace, stability and development is the main theme of an article Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh wrote on the occasion of the 65^th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties. Minh reviewed milestones in the Vietnam-China relationship. He emphasized that Vietnam and China are neighbors with a time –honored friendship. The Vietnamese Party, State and people consistently treasure the friendship, equal and win-win cooperation with China and sincerely wish the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership will grow in a deep, stable and sustainable manner amidst a range of instabilities in many regions in the world while all eyes are on Asia with a lot of expectations. In this spirit, the two countries should promote result-oriented cooperation and enhance political trust between the two Parties and States in 2015 and the years after, Deputy Prime Minister Minh said, adding that the two countries’ ministries, sectors and localities need to jointly implement effectively the action program on Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, thus meeting the aspiration and interests of the two peoples. He wrote that to consolidate the foundation of bilateral ties, the two countries need to carry out activities to strengthen the friendly sentiments between the two peoples, particularly among the young generation. He urged the two sides to effectively carry out important common perceptions reached by leaders of the two Parties and States as well as the Vietnam-China agreement on the basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues” while promoting negotiation mechanisms on maritime matters on the basis of international law, especially the 1982 UNCLOS, the full implementation of the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards an early finalization of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), thus contributing to furthering bilateral relations and ensuring peace, stability, navigation and aviation safety and security in the East Sea and the region.
Minh concluded stressed peace, stability and development are the aspiration and the common interest of both nations and that friendly cooperation is the mission of the Parties, States and people of the two countries. The future of each country as well as peace, stability and prosperity in the region calls for a healthy and stable development of Vietnam-China relationship.