Chinese and Vietnamese government delegations on border
negotiations held meetings in Beijing from April 13 to 15 to
exchange views on issues concerning the survey of Sino-Vietnamese
land borderlines.
The two delegations are respectively led by Chinese Deputy
Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Vietnamese Vice Foreign Minister Vu
Dung.
The two sides spoke highly of the talks held last year,
exchanged views on the implementation of consensus reached between
the leaders of the two countries on finishing the borderline survey
in 2008 and discussed the principles and measures on the settlement
of the remaining issues.
Both sides agreed to continue close cooperation and speed up the
process of defining land borderlines so as to ensure the completion
of land borderline survey on schedule.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met with the Vietnamese
delegation on April 14. He said the two sides should strengthen
mutual trust and close coordination and properly handle the
relevant issues through friendly consultations and based on mutual
understanding and accommodation.
(Xinhua News Agency April 18, 2006)
