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1982 UNCLOS most important legal tool to preserve regional peace: workshop

Implementing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) and other international instruments to address emerging maritime issues has been the focus of a workshop in Hanoi on November 30 and December 1.
1982 UNCLOS most important legal tool to preserve regional peace: workshop ảnh 1At the workshop (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Implementing the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) and otherinternational instruments to address emerging maritime issues has been thefocus of a workshop in Hanoi on November 30 and December 1.

The hybrid ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop,co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the EU, Australiaand New Zealand, brought together about 200 representatives from 27 ARF membercountries, regional and international organisations, diplomatic offices,research institutes, ministries and agencies.

In his opening remarks, Assistant to the Minister ofForeign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu reiterated the significance of the 1982 UNCLOS,especially in the context of emerging challenges to the settlement of maritime issues,requiring intensive and extensive international cooperation.

The 1982 UNCLOS is an important basis for countriesin the region to enhance trust and cooperation, for peace, security andprosperity, he stressed, adding that all disputes and maritime issues should beaddressed by peaceful measures in line with international law, including the Convention.
1982 UNCLOS most important legal tool to preserve regional peace: workshop ảnh 2Illustrative image (Source: Unclos.jpg)
Vu viewed the workshop as a demonstration ofregional commitment to international cooperation to cope with the challenges.

Thomas Wiersing, deputy head of the EU Delegation toVietnam, emphasised the leading role of ASEAN in promoting peace and stabilityin the region, affirming the EU’s support for the early completion of a substantiveand legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the East Sea.

Chargé d'affaires of the Australian Embassy in HanoiMark Tattersall spoke highly of the ARF’s role in security and cooperation dialoguesin Indo-Pacific.

Delegates shared the view that the 1982 UNCLOS isthe most crucial legal tool to maintain peace and stability in the region,creating a framework to push ahead with the settlement of both traditional andemerging maritime issues in the region./.
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