Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le ThiThu Hang has said Vietnam rejects China’s unilateral decision on fishing ban inthe East Sea from May 1 to August 16.
Answering reporters’ queries about the issue on May 8, Hangreiterated that Vietnam has sufficient historical and legal evidence affirmingits sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoesin accordance with international law.
As an East Sea coastal country and a member of the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Vietnam hassovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over its waters as defined in theUNCLOS and enjoys other legitimate interests at sea in line with the UNCLOS’s regulations,she said.
Given the regional and global context at present, Vietnam asksChina not to further complicate the situation in the East Sea, she added./.
Answering reporters’ queries about the issue on May 8, Hangreiterated that Vietnam has sufficient historical and legal evidence affirmingits sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoesin accordance with international law.
As an East Sea coastal country and a member of the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Vietnam hassovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over its waters as defined in theUNCLOS and enjoys other legitimate interests at sea in line with the UNCLOS’s regulations,she said.
Given the regional and global context at present, Vietnam asksChina not to further complicate the situation in the East Sea, she added./.
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