(VOVworld)- Vietnam and the UK issued a joint statement following the talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the visiting UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Hanoi on Wednesday.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron visits Vietnam at Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's invitation- Photo: VNA

During bilateral talks, the two Prime Ministers affirmed that economic cooperation would continue to be a priority for both sides and welcomed the progress in negotiations on the EU Vietnam Free Trade Agreement which should provide a major boost to trade and investment between Vietnam and the UK. The two Prime Ministers noted the positive development of the bilateral security and defence cooperation. The two Prime Ministers agreed to further develop the MOU on defence-related cooperation, to facilitate defence industry cooperation, to further promote professional and specialist military training opportunities, to increase exchanges of defence and security delegations, and to continue to enhance cooperation through the exchange of military experience.
The two Prime Ministers agreed to further cooperation to combat climate change, in particular coordinating ahead of and during COP 21 in Paris in 2015. The two Prime Ministers discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest and reiterated their commitment to maintaining a rules-based order in the maritime domain based on the principles of international law, in particular as reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, underlining the importance of peaceful dispute settlement as well as free and unimpeded lawful use of the world’s oceans. Both sides also reaffirmed the importance of respecting and fully implementing the DOC signed in 2002 and the early conclusion of the regional COC in the East Sea.