Vietnam, China to make joint efforts to manage SCS
9 April 2015 5:58 AM IST
Rolling out the red carpet for General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, Xi highlighted the close relations between the two Communist nations and called for efforts to control maritime disputes and safeguard peace and stability in the SCS.
Xi, also General Secretary of Communist Party of China, said he wanted Vietnam to be part of his mega 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) project launched by him recently to improve China’s maritime connectivity with South and East Asia.
During their meeting yesterday, Xi said China welcomes Vietnam’s participation in the MSR and Trong said Vietnam is studying it, state-run Global Times reported.
The two leaders agreed on making joint efforts to control maritime disputes and safeguard peace and stability in the SCS which has become a point of bitter discord between the two countries last year when Beijing tried to drill oil in the disputed SCS.
Xi, also General Secretary of Communist Party of China, said he wanted Vietnam to be part of his mega 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) project launched by him recently to improve China’s maritime connectivity with South and East Asia.
During their meeting yesterday, Xi said China welcomes Vietnam’s participation in the MSR and Trong said Vietnam is studying it, state-run Global Times reported.
The two leaders agreed on making joint efforts to control maritime disputes and safeguard peace and stability in the SCS which has become a point of bitter discord between the two countries last year when Beijing tried to drill oil in the disputed SCS.
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