Broad consensus reached at China-Vietnam '3+3' strategic dialogue: Chinese FM

HANOI, March 17 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that China and Vietnam reached a broad consensus at the first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defense and public security.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in an interview with Chinese media after the ministerial meeting and the 17th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Hanoi.

The two sides held in-depth exchanges on developments and changes in the international landscape, safeguarding political security, and advancing defense and law enforcement cooperation, Wang said.

He added that both sides agreed that under the current international situation, the advantages of the socialist systems of China and Vietnam are becoming increasingly prominent.

Wang also noted that both sides agreed to coordinate and promote high-quality development and high-level security, support each other in deepening reform and opening up, and better benefit the people of both countries.

He said that both sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation among key departments such as diplomacy, defense, and public security, promptly and properly handle differences, and eliminate potential risks.

Both sides agreed to enhance communication and cooperation on major decisions, promote the implementation of the global initiatives proposed by China, firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and jointly oppose hegemonism, power politics, and unilateralism, according to Wang.