(17 Nov 2015) Vietnam and the Philippines signed an accord at the Presidential Palace in Manila on Tuesday to elevate their 39-year-old diplomatic ties into a strategic partnership, according to Philippines President Benigno Aquino III.
Aquino added that the pact would allow the Southeast Asian nations to deepen defence, maritime, economic and agricultural cooperation.
The accord was signed by the foreign ministers of both countries after respective delegations held a meeting.
During their meeting, Aquino said he discussed with Sang the recent decision by an international arbitration tribunal, which ruled that it has authority to hear a case by the Philippines which sought to have China's vast territorial claims declared invalid under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Although China has refused to participate in the case, it has declared publicly that the tribunal based in The Hague has no authority to hear such cases.
Aquino said the Philippines was ready to defend its case against Beijing.

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