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EU delegates suggest the two sides step up coordination in the field,
including strengthening institutional cooperation among relevant agencies,
technical assistance, and raising people's awareness. (Photo: VNA)Participants highlighted the importance of maritime cooperation between the two sides when Vietnam is implementing the sustainable sea-based economic development strategy through 2030 and with a vision to 2045, while the EU is carrying out the 2014 maritime security strategy.
They held that the Vietnam - EU maritime cooperation contributes to promoting
connectivity at sea, ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight, safety of
sea transport, and unobstructed trade between waters from Europe to East Asia.
At the same time, the bilateral collaboration will contribute to the management
and settlement of maritime disputes by peaceful means in accordance with
international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea (UNCLOS), participants said.
EU delegates suggested the two sides step up coordination in the field,
including strengthening institutional cooperation among relevant agencies,
technical assistance, and raising people's awareness.
They also pointed to potential categories such as green economy and sustainable
marine tourism development, marine protected areas building, ocean plastic waste
treatment, renewable energy, fishery exploitation and conservation, and marine
ecosystem diversity.
Source: VNA
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