Thailand hosts seminar on East Sea
Speakers included representatives from Vietnam , the Philippines ,
Thailand and the embassies of several ASEAN countries.
In her presentation, Dr Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Deputy Director of the
Centre for East Sea Studies of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam,
pointed out issues related to the current disputes, the role of legal
frameworks and prospects of dispute settlement.
In her
opinion, to deal with East Sea disputes, concerned parties need
reconciliation, exchange of viewpoints and measures on the basis of
international law.
She particularly laid stress on
international cooperation to resolve the disputes, including the
implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East
Sea (DOC) and the Code of Conduct (COC) and the role of ASEAN member
countries, especially the group’s founding members including Thailand.
Henry Bensurto, head of the Commission on Maritime and Ocean
Affairs under the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs,
called upon claimants to cooperate and deal with the disputes via
dialogue.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese embassy in Thailand
issued a press release affirming Vietnam’s stance of solving disputes by
peaceful methods following international law.-VNA