Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju on Thursday urged Vietnam to take
concrete actions to prevent acts infringing on the interests of
Chinese fishermen.
He also called upon the Vietnamese side to speed up follow-up
talks on Chinese-Vietnamese cooperation on fishery in the Beibu Bay
and to safeguard the normal order of fishing in the bay.
Huang made the remarks in talks with visiting Vietnamese Deputy
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who arrived in China on Oct. 10 at
the invitation of Huang.
Huang also demanded both sides tighten up their efforts in the
demarcation of land boundaries between China and Vietnam in the
spirit of mutual trust and sincere cooperation, so as to make it a
peaceful and friendly boundary.
He said both sides should properly handle the problems arising
in their relations from the perspective of safeguarding the smooth
development of overall bilateral relations.
Nguyen Tan Dung agreed with Huang, noting that his government is
willing to properly handle the problems through friendly
coordination and to quicken the talks on boundary demarcation,
making it a peaceful and stable boundary.
The two leaders talked more on bilateral trade and economic
cooperation, agreeing to take more measures to tap the great
potential in this regard as it boasts marvelous prospects.
After the talks, they attended a ceremony for signing four
cooperation documents, which are mostly economic in nature.
The two leaders also said the political relations between China
and Vietnam have witnessed smooth development in an all-around
manner, extending the hope of better strengthening the friendly
cooperative ties between the two countries.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2003)