The 5^th East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress will take place from November 16-21 in Da Nang, gathering 700 Vietnamese and foreign delegates.

Within the event’s framework, a series of international conferences and seminars will be organised, together with forums of ministers, youth and local government networks, a Senior Government Official Meeting, and a Special Meeting of the EAS Partnership Council.

The triennial event, co-organised by Partnerships in the Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and member countries, is a leading international conference on sustainable development and management of coastal and sea areas, focusing on Seas of East Asia.

Naval soldiers patrol the coast of Viet Nam's Hoang Sa Archipelago (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

The congress also serves as a venue for participants to share information and foster partnership, as well as a mechanism for supervising and designing plans for the sustainable development of EAS.

Themed 'Global Target-Local Benefit: Setting Agenda for Sustainable Development for the Seas of East Asia beyond 2015,' the congress will be a chance for Viet Nam to affirm its commitment to working with other regional countries to build and maintain a peaceful and stable environment in Seas of East Asia, and ensuring sustainable development with green economy and green growth.

(Source: VNA)