Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung on May 18 handed over the President’s gifts to coast guard and fishery administration officers and soldiers who are on duty in the country’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
Trung conveyed President Sang’s praise of the forces’ efforts and determination to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and sovereign rights at sea, saying the State leader believes that they will continue overcoming difficulties and hardships and implementing synchronous measures to request China to withdraw its illegal drilling rig from Vietnam ’s waters.
Representatives of the forces pledged to fulfill assigned tasks, resolutely struggling for the national sea and island sovereignty.
According to Major General Nguyen Quang Dam, Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, China is maintaining 127 vessels, including 2-4 military ships, around the area where it stationed the rig.
The Chinese forces have intentionally rammed into and caused damage to Vietnam ’s law enforcement ships in the Vietnamese waters.
To deal with the situation, the Vietnamese forces have tried to avoid clashes with the Chinese side and patiently implemented measures on the basis of Vietnamese and international laws.
Deputy Director of the Fisheries Surveillance Department Nguyen Van Trung reported that 12 ships were damaged and nine inspectors injured during Chinese ships’ attack.-VNA
Trung conveyed President Sang’s praise of the forces’ efforts and determination to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and sovereign rights at sea, saying the State leader believes that they will continue overcoming difficulties and hardships and implementing synchronous measures to request China to withdraw its illegal drilling rig from Vietnam ’s waters.
Representatives of the forces pledged to fulfill assigned tasks, resolutely struggling for the national sea and island sovereignty.
According to Major General Nguyen Quang Dam, Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, China is maintaining 127 vessels, including 2-4 military ships, around the area where it stationed the rig.
The Chinese forces have intentionally rammed into and caused damage to Vietnam ’s law enforcement ships in the Vietnamese waters.
To deal with the situation, the Vietnamese forces have tried to avoid clashes with the Chinese side and patiently implemented measures on the basis of Vietnamese and international laws.
Deputy Director of the Fisheries Surveillance Department Nguyen Van Trung reported that 12 ships were damaged and nine inspectors injured during Chinese ships’ attack.-VNA
