Reuters, 27/06 13:44 CET
By Mai Nguyen and Martin Petty
HANOI (Reuters) – China’s top
diplomat met Vietnam’s leadership on Monday during a scheduled visit
aimed at strengthening historically close relations at a time when ties
are strained by squabbles over the South China Sea.
The trip by State Councillor Yang Jiechi comes amid a
Chinese public relations blitz to try to discredit a looming verdict by
an international tribunal, which could aggravate tensions if it
undermines Beijing’s vast claims to waters extending far into Southeast
Asia.
Yang, who outranks China’s foreign minister, and
Vietnam’s Foreign Minister and deputy premier, Pham Binh Minh, expressed
a need to implement joint agreements on preventing rows from getting
out of hand, said Vietnam’s foreign ministry.
That included “controlling conflicts well, boosting
negotiation mechanisms … and finding basic and long-term solutions that
both sides can accept through peaceful exchanges and negotiations”, the
ministry said in a statement.
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Source: euronews.
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