Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on April 8, 2015. (Photo/Xinhua)
Leaders from China and Vietnam are promising stronger maritime ties.
The pledge has been made at a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, in Beijing.
Among the proposals put forward by Li Keqiang include joint inspections with Vietnam in the waters at the mouth of the Beibu Gulf.
The waters of the Beibu Gulf, which borders Guangxi and northern Vietnam, have not been completely delineated.
For his part, Nguyen Phu Trong says Vietnam wants to work out a solution which will be acceptable to both sides.
Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese leaders have also signed an agreement to maintain ties between China and Vietnam, despite their differences in the South China Sea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has also accepted an invitation to visit Vietnam. A date for that trip hasn't been set.
Nguyen Phu Trong's time in China has also seen the signing of a string of deals, including an extradition treaty and an agreement establishing working groups connected to infrastructure and financing.
