MOSCOW. June 29 (Interfax) - Russia and Vietnam presume that the security of some countries cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of others, including through the enlargement of military-political alliances.
"The presidents of Russia and Vietnam have reaffirmed their intention to make efforts to establish a fair system of international relations based on collective principles in resolving relevant problems and the supremacy of international law," the Russian and Vietnamese presidents said in a joint statement adopted during the Vietnamese leader's official visit to Russia.
A fair system of international relations should be based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit, the observance of sovereignty, territorial integrity and legitimate interests of all states, and non-interference in each other's internal affairs and non-use of force or the threat to use force, the statement says.
"Russia and Vietnam consider international security indivisible and comprehensive and presume that security of some countries cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of others, including through enlarging global and regional military-political alliances," it says.