President Jiang Zemin and President Luong witnessed the signing ceremony after they held talks at the Great Hall of the People.

The two countries officially signed a joint statement for all- round cooperation in the new century; an agreement on the delimitation of the Beibu Bay territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and continental shelves; as well as two inter- government agreements on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and on fishing cooperation in the Beibu Bay.

Xinhua News Agency and the Viet Nam News Agency signed an agreement on press cooperation as well.

(Xinhua 12/25/2000)