Delegates of China Coast Guard (CCG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) attend the seventh high-level work meeting in Guangzhou, China, from December 4 to 8.
BEIJING, December 8 -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) has successfully held the seventh high-level work meeting with the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) High Command and received the visit of Vietnam Coast Guard Vessel CSB 8002 in Guangzhou, China, from December 4 to 8.
CCG Director-general Major General Yu Zhong and VCG Commander Major General Lê Quang Đạo co-hosted the meeting. Leaders of sea area administrations as well as personnel of political work, law enforcement and international cooperation from both sides attended the meeting. After the meeting, the VCG delegation visited the CCG institutions in Guangzhou and Shanghai.
At the meeting, the two sides positively evaluated the results of cooperation during the year and discussed how to better understand and implement the important consensus recently reached by the leaders of the two parties and the two countries, as well as the requirements for both sides to strengthen maritime law enforcement cooperation. They decided to establish a political work exchange mechanism, continue to tap the potential of joint patrol cooperation in the Beibu Gulf, create a "young officer exchange" cooperation brand, set up a sea area-level liaison window, and coordinate the fight against maritime crimes to further consolidate the traditional friendship between the two countries, deepen pragmatic maritime cooperation, properly handle maritime emergencies and jointly maintain maritime security and stability. The two sides also exchanged views on topics of common concern.
China Coast Guard holds a welcome ceremony at a pier on Changzhou Island, Guangzhou.
At the invitation of China, VCG Vessel CSB 8002 visited Guangzhou, China, from December 4 to 8, during which the two sides held a series of activities such as welcome and farewell ceremonies, drills and exchanges, cultural and sports exchanges, mutual ship visits, professional and technical exchanges, and deck receptions.