ASEAN Leaders’ Summit: Vietnam calls for feasible solution to Myanmar crisis
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: VGP)

During their talks in Indonesia’s Bogor city, Widodo congratulated Chinh on his election as Prime Minister of Vietnam and expressed his admiration for achievements Vietnam has recorded in the COVID-19 combat as well as economic recovery and development.

Indonesia attaches great importance to and wishes to continuously advance the traditional friendship and strategic partnership with Vietnam, he affirmed.

For his part, Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and multilateralisation and diversification of relations, being a responsible member of the international community, and intensively and extensively integrating into the world. Vietnam will work harder to continuously consolidate and expand the strategic partnership, he pledged, Nhan Dan cited.

The two leaders affirmed that they attach special importance to the need to soon complete negotiations on the boundary of exclusive economic zones between the two countries, in order to create a legal corridor for the countries to enhance cooperation and reduce illegal fishing cases, thus creating a model in dealing with differences at sea between nations, contributing to protecting peace, cooperation, and development in the region.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) on April 23 compared notes on an array of matters. (Photo: VNA)

Widodo highly values Chinh’s attendance at the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting right after the latter took office, which, he said, demonstrates Vietnam’s responsibility, according to Vietnamnet.

The two sides pledged to further their close and effective cooperation at regional and international forums, especially ASEAN and the UN, and work together with other ASEAN member countries to press ahead with the settlement of the Myanmar issue, towards stability, the reduction of violence, and casualties for people and the resumption of dialogues between parties to seek peaceful solutions, for peace and stability in the region and the world at large.

Regarding the East Sea/South China Sea issue, they agreed to maintain ASEAN’s stance on the matter, including maintaining peace, stability, security, and safety of navigation and aviation, effectively realizing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, and soon completing negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in an effective and efficient manner, in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS).

On the occasion, Chinh invited Widodo to visit Vietnam at a convenient time. The Indonesian President accepted the invitation with pleasure.

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