According to the People's Committee of Mong Cai City, after 2 phases, Mong Cai City has handed over 6/16 aquaculture cages to Dongxing City, China.
The handover took place at the first point of the territorial sea demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin between Vietnam and China, with the participation of representatives of the two sides' authorities.
Previously, due to the impact of storm Yagi (storm No. 3), Mong Cai (Vietnam) discovered a number of cages and rafts drifting, including a number of aquaculture cages with identifying characteristics consistent with the information provided by the Foreign Affairs Office of Dongxing City (China) in the exchange letter dated September 21, 2024.
After the investigation period and the completion of the listing and verification to find the owners of the cages and rafts drifting in the waters of Mong Cai city according to the provisions of Vietnamese law; Based on the provisions of the Agreement on land border management regulations between the Governments of Vietnam and China and the content of the letter exchanged by the two governments last September, Mong Cai city proceeded to hand over the assets to the Foreign Affairs Office of Dongxing city (China). All expenses related to the management, movement and return on the Vietnamese side were arranged by the People's Committee of Mong Cai city.
It is expected that the remaining cages will be handed over by Mong Cai City to Dong Hung City as soon as possible in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law and Article 49 of the Agreement on land border management regulations between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the People's Republic of China, ensuring compliance with the regulations and principles of foreign affairs between the two countries, contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, stable, cooperative and mutually developing border area, for the happiness of the people of the two localities of the two countries.
It is known that the aquaculture cages are quite large and wide, so towing them to the delivery location takes a lot of time, and we have to wait for high tide to facilitate towing.
