Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung speaks at the consultation workshop (Photo: Minh Duc/VNA)

They agreed to continue working closely on regional and global issues, while strengthening dialogue, cooperation, and trust building, upholding the law, and exhibiting responsible behavior on shared security challenges.

They shared a hope that all parties will fully implement resolutions of the UN Security Council and resume negotiations for a nuclear weapon-free Korean Peninsula for peace and stability in northeast Asia and the world.

The two Deputy FMs expressed concern about maritime conflicts that threaten an East Sea of peace and cooperation.