ZHANJIANG, December 31 (ChinaMil) -- The annual meeting of the joint patrol mission of the Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the Beibu Gulf was held from December 29 to December 30, 2014 at the base of the South China Sea Fleet of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

　　According to the meeting minutes, the Chinese and Vietnamese navies will continue their joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf in 2015 to safeguard its security and stability.

　　Since the establishment of the mechanism of joint patrol between China and Vietnam navies in 2005, the two sides have carried out 17 times of joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf.

　　These patrols have contributed positively to the maintenance of regional peace and stability as well as to the promotion of bilateral understanding and the enhancing of mutual trust between the Chinese and Vietnamese navies.