VietNamNet Bridge – At an international press conference announcing ASEAN Year 2010, during which Vietnam assumes the ASEAN Chairmanship, questions were answered on regional issues, including the East Sea dispute.
As ASEAN Chairman, will Vietnam raise the East Sea dispute for discussion in ASEAN’s meetings this year?
Chief of the ASEAN-Vietnam Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM ASEAN) Pham Quang Vinh: Within the framework of ASEAN, issues relating to ensuring peace, stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia, including the East Sea and those that promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), are among the common interests of ASEAN and China and countries in the region.
Promoting efforts to maintain a favorable environment and conditions for peace, stability and cooperation in the region, including the East Sea, as well as promoting the implementation of the DOC will be content that ASEAN and its partners will continue discussing and implementing.
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