Yasay: PH, Vietnam agree on code of conduct

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said claims to the disputed territories was one of the topics of discussion in President Duterte’s talks with Vietnamese leaders during his two-day official visit here.

Both the Philippines and Vietnam claim parts of the South China Sea, which is being claimed in its entirety by China.

Yasay said the position of both countries on the handling of the dispute was “convergent” and that “there is no conflict.”

“We’ve agreed like the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which the Philippines and Vietnam are members, to respect the rule of law, international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas,” Yasay said.