Ships 8004 and 8003 of the Vietnam Coast Guard left Dinh Vu port in Hai Phong city on April 9 afternoon for a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in the waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line.
President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane capital on April 10 morning, starting an official visit to Laos.
Vietnam always considers the US one of the top important partners, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told a delegation of members of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley during a reception in Hanoi on April 8.
The two countries have signed a Ministerial Declaration on starting negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement right after Vietnam completed its procedures.
Deputy spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on April 6 affirmed Vietnam’s consistent viewpoint that activities in the East Sea must strictly comply with international law.