Philippines and Vietnam agree to work together and keep their sea safe from outsiders

Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (right) meeting Philippine Secretary of Energy Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla in Tokyo on March 4, 2023. - Vietnam News/ANN

TOKYO/MANILA, March 5 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Philippine Secretary of Energy Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla on the sidelines of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday (March 4).

In the context that the two countries are responding to challenges related to the East Sea, energy security, climate change and natural disasters, Ha reiterated Vietnam's backing of the Philippines’ stance on climate change response as stated at the AZEC Ministerial Meeting.