Vietnam pursues the consistent policy of settling the dispute in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Philippines rejected China’s arguments on historic sovereignty over the East Sea during the 1st round of hearings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands on Nov 24.
The Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on November 24 began hearing a case filed by the Philippines contesting China’s claims to disputed areas in the East Sea.
A number of thorny matters stemming from the East Sea situation were raised during an international conference held in southern Vung Tau city on November 23-24.
An evolving sea security architecture in Asia-Pacific, especially with ASEAN’s central role, will have positive contributions to the settlement of disputes in the East Sea.
The global situation’s impacts on East Sea disputes and recent developments related to the East Sea issue were analysed at an international conference in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Nov.23.
The parties involved in disputes in the East Sea need to exercise restraint and settle disputes by peaceful means, through dialogues and in line with international law, said UN Chief Ban Ki-moon.
Australia and Japan expressed their concerns over the increasing tensions in the East Sea and reiterated strong opposition to any coercive actions that would change the status quo in the waters.
Developments with increasing complication in the East Sea pose one of the most serious security challenges to ASEAN, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law and Security Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan met with US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake in Jakarta on November 19 to discuss security in the East Sea.
An exhibition titled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – Historical and Legal Evidence” displaying maps and documentation on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.
The 5th East Asian Seas Congress, which will take place in Da Nang, will offer an opportunity for Vietnam and regional nations to take initiatives in integrated coastal zone management.
Vietnam reaffirmed it has full historical and legal evidence for its sovereignty claim over islands in the East Sea at the 25th annual workshop on constraining latent conflicts in the East Sea.
Vietnam will host for the first time the 5th East Asian Seas Congress themed “Global targets, local benefits – Setting the sustainable development agenda for the seas of East Asia beyond 2015”.
An exhibition on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened at the Gia Trung detention centre in Gia Lai from November 11-16.
Japan and the Netherlands have showed concern about any unilateral actions that can change the status quo in the East China Sea and East Sea, reported the Kyodo News.
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