Maritime sovereignty exhibition held in Quang Tri

Students look at a photo displayed at the exhition. (Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA) – A mobileexhibition of maps and materials testifying to Vietnam’s sovereignty over HoangSa and Truong Sa was opened by authorities of the central province of Quang Trion March 22.

Held by the provincial Department of Informationand Communications, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism,and the People’s Committee of Quang Tri town, the three-day event provides visitors an insight into solidevidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, helping refutehistory distortions and groundless sovereignty claims over Hoang Sa and TruongSa and other sea and island areas in the East Sea.

The exhibition opening ceremony on March 22 (Photo: VNA)

Items on display include royaldocuments of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945), ancient maps drawn by westerncountries and Vietnam showing Hoang Sa and Truong Sa are part of Vietnam’s territory,archival photos, along with old documents and materials related to Hoang Sa andTruong Sa written in Vietnamese and French.

The exhibition helps affirm thatVietnam established its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa by peacefulmeans very early, and the sovereignty has been continuously exercised and legallyprotected by the country’s feudal dynasties and states./.

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