Hanoi, July 21 -- Principles for signing and implementation of international treaties:
1. Not to be contrary to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
2. To respect national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, to refrain from using or threatening to use force, or interfering into each other's internal affairs, to ensure equality and mutual benefits as well as other fundamental principles of international law.
3. To ensure national interests, and to conform with the foreign policy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
4. To comply with the international treaty to which Viet Nam is a signatory.
Competence to decide on negotiation of a treaty:
1. The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam shall...