“In the immediate term, all parties must strictly observe the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea between ASEAN and China and accelerate the development of the Code of Conducts of Parties in the South China Sea,” Nguyen said.
India has been maintaining that all concerned countries must respect principles of international law in resolving the issue while asserting that freedom of navigation and access to resources in the area must be ensured in accordance with laid down principles.
The leader said though Vietnam was satisfied with level of cooperation with India in diverse sectors, still it feels “huge room” remained in further enhancing ties.
“One of the main objectives of our visit to India is to discuss with the Indian leaders and set out concrete,effective measures and direction aimed to deepen and add more substances to the Vietnam-India strategic partnership and translate potentials into reality in the interest of the two countries' people,” he said.
Updated on: November 18, 2013 17:59 IST
