Towards strong strategic partnership

THE Philippines and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam established formal diplomatic relations on July 12, 1976. Since its formal establishment, bilateral ties have been nurtured based on amity, equality, mutual respect and cooperation beneficial to the peoples of both nations.

In 1976, the two countries signed a joint communiqué: 1) to respect each other’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; non-aggression and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; equality, mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence; (2) not to allow any foreign country to use one’s territory as a base for direct or indirect aggression and intervention against the other country or other countries in the region; (3) to establish friendly and good neighborly relations, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges on the bases of equality and mutual benefit; and (4) to promote cooperation among countries in the region for the benefit of genuine independence, peace, prosperity and neutrality in Southeast Asia, thereby contributing to peace in the world.