Vientiane (VNA) – Issues related to the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the building of the Code of Conduct (COC) will be submitted to the upcoming ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, according to Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.
The Deputy FM, who led the Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Vientiane on September 5, said most SOM heads of ASEAN countries expressed their wish for the effective implementation of the DOC and the early signing of the COC.
The SOM was convened to prepare for the 28th &29th ASEAN summits and related meetings which will begin from September 6.
The meeting took a close look at the final working programmes, agendas and content of documents to be approved at the upcoming summits.
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