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East Sea issue important to maintaining regional stability, security

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has considered the settlement of disputes in the East Sea as an important task to ensure stability and security in the region, said ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Aladdin D. Rillo.
East Sea issue important to maintaining regional stability, security
East Sea issue important to maintaining regional stability, security ảnh 1ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Aladdin D. Rillo (Photo: YT)

Tokyo (VNA) – TheAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has considered the settlement ofdisputes in the East Sea as an important task to ensure stability and securityin the region, said ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Aladdin D. Rillo.

Talking with the VietnamNews Agency’s reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on emerging challengesand opportunities in ASEAN recently held in Tokyo, he affirmed ASEAN memberstates have understood arising challenges in the world and their impacts,including the East Sea issue.

The ASEAN was establishedto promote regional security and peace, and its member states need to makeefforts to handle arising issues through dialogues and conciliation, heunderlined.

Regarding China’s recentactions in the East Sea, particularly the infringement of survey vessel groupHaiyang Dizhi 8 upon Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf asdefined in line with regulations of the 1982 United Nations Convention on theLaw of the Sea (UNCLOS), he stressed the ASEAN Secretariat is working to assurethat all security and politics-related matters will be discussed, and allnations need to clearly understand the issues.-VNA
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