22 October 2015 – Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario meets with Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 21 after the conduct of the 8th Philippines-Viet Nam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) held in capital city of Hanoi. The Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed the comprehensive enhancement of bilateral relations and regional issues including the South China Sea. They also discussed the major results of the JCBC, including the finalization of the Philippines-Viet Nam Strategic Partnership to be signed by the Foreign Ministers of both countries on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. END