The leaders emphasized the importance of security, freedom and maritime safety in the South China Sea during the ASEAN-China Summit today.

ASEAN leaders and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang affirmed their efforts to promote dialogue, cooperation, and soon complete an effective, effective Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) in accordance with national law. when attending the ASEAN-China Summit in the framework of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related conferences today in Bangkok, Thailand.

The meeting emphasized the importance of maintaining a peaceful, secure, stable, free and safe environment for maritime and aviation in the South China Sea. Leaders urged the parties to refrain from taking actions to complicate the situation and promote compliance with international law, including the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, to strictly and fully implement the Declaration on Application The parties' actions in the East Sea (DOC), together with efforts to build the East Sea into a region of peace, stability and cooperation.

Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam's views on the South China Sea are clear, consistent and have been expressed many times in the forums.

According to the Prime Minister, maintaining peace, security and stability in the South China Sea as well as the region's security and development space is a common interest and responsibility for every nation.

Therefore, the parties should endeavor to promote compliance with international law, not to repeat actions that go against international law, create a favorable environment for law-making processes, and promote dialogue. , build trust, peacefully resolve differences on the basis of international law, strictly implement the DOC, and strive to complete the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC).

The Vietnamese leader said that ASEAN always attaches importance to China's role in efforts to maintain peace, security and stability to cooperate in regional prosperity development. Prime Minister supported the determination of 2020 as the year of ASEAN-China digital economic cooperation.

At the meeting, the leaders also emphasized the importance of the ASEAN-China strategic partnership with the region, welcoming the close economic ties between the two sides because China is a major trading partner. most of ASEAN for 10 consecutive years and is also a leading investor of ASEAN.