BEIJING, April 14 -- The coast guards of China and Vietnam conducted the first joint patrol in 2023 in the Beibu Gulf from April 11 to 13.
北京,4月14日 -- 4月11日至13日，中越两国海警开展了2023年第一次北部湾海域联合巡逻。
During the joint patrol, the Chinese and Vietnamese coast guard vessels carried out observations, recording and boarding inspections according to the established plan and route, cruising for a total of 59 hours and 542.4 nautical miles, and inspecting 37 Chinese fishing boats and 63 Vietnamese fishing boats. In general, the offshore production and operation were in good order.
During the mission, both sides learned from each other on the boarding and inspection operations as well as other law enforcement experience.
任务中，中越海警舰艇编队按照既定方案和航线展开，对两国作业船舶进行观察记录和登临检查，累计巡航59小时、542.4海里，观察记录我国渔船37艘、越南渔船63艘，海上生产作业秩序总体良好。期间，双方还相互观摩了渔船登检行动，交流执法经验。
This is the 25th joint patrol conducted by the maritime law enforcement departments of China and Vietnam since 2006. For the first time, the patrol was jointly commanded by the director-general of CCG and the commander of VCG, and it was also the first maritime meeting between the senior leaders of the two countries’ maritime law enforcement departments. The two sides reviewed the work carried out since the 6th China-Vietnam Coast Guard High-Level Meeting in 2022, spoke highly of this joint patrol, and reached a consensus on the next exchange activities.
这是2006年以来中越海上执法部门开展的第25次联合巡逻，首次由中国海警局局长和越南海警司令部司令联合指挥，也是两国海上执法部门高层领导首次海上会晤。双方回顾了2022年中越海警第六次高级别会晤以来工作开展情况，高度评价了此次联合巡逻，就下步交流活动达成了共识。
China Coast Guard will continue to deepen the maritime law enforcement cooperation, consolidate the bilateral traditional friendship, and strengthen the business exchanges with Vietnam Coast Guard, in a bid to handle maritime emergencies properly and maintain maritime security and stability jointly.
中国海警局将继续深化两国海警海上执法合作，巩固中越传统友谊，与越南海警加强业务交流，妥善处置海上突发事件，共同维护海上安全稳定。
