NANNING: China and Vietnam on Sunday vowed to make their border areas peaceful and friendly for cooperation and common development.
The pledge came as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, together with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, attended events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the demarcation of the land boundary and the 10th anniversary of the erection of boundary markers.
Wang said since the normalization of bilateral ties, China and Vietnam have been committed to settling land boundary issues via dialogue and consultation, hailing the border areas as an important bond and bridge of cooperation for promoting the two countries’ common development.
Wang called on the two sides to make the China-Vietnam boundary better serve the two countries’ development and people’s well-being, shore up border governance system and capacity, promote regional cooperation via the border areas, and draw on the successful practice in solving land boundary issues to seek an early settlement of maritime disputes.
“China is ready to work closely with Vietnam to make the land boundary a peaceful and friendly one for cooperation, common development and prosperity,” Wang added. – Agencies
