The special meeting of ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers has achieved positive results in a friendly, straightforward and constructive spirit, contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and trust, promoting cooperation and efforts to deal with common challenges.
Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh made the statement in Hanoi on June 16 in reply to the Vietnam News Agency’s queries about the significance and outcomes of the meeting.
The meeting originated from ASEAN’s need to discuss the East (South China) Sea issue and bilateral ties with China, laying groundwork for preparations for the High-Level Summit celebrating the 25 th anniversary of ASEAN-China ties, which is slated for this September in Laos.
Both sides agreed on orientations and measures to deepen the ASEAN-China strategic partnership, particularly in the fields of the economy, trade, investment, connectivity, education and people-to-people exchange.
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