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Ho Chi Minh City leader meets UK Ambassador

The UK has followed with interest the developments in the East Sea as well as matters related to freedom of navigation in the area, outgoing UK Ambassador Antony Stokes has said.
The UK has followed with interest the developments in the East Sea aswell as matters related to freedom of navigation in the area, outgoingUK Ambassador Antony Stokes has said.

He was speaking while bidding farewell to Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai on July 14.

Stokes said the UK’s consistent stance is all parties involved mustrespect international law and ensure maritime security, safety andfreedom in the East Sea.

Hai thanked the UK aswell as the European Union for raising their voice against China ’sprovocative act of illegally placing its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981in Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in earlyMay.

He spoke highly of Stokes’ effectivecontributions to the promotion of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership,expressing hopes that in the future, the diplomat will continuesupporting Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.-VNA
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