A Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has asserted Vietnam’sindisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos,and demanded a stop to actions violating the country’s sovereignty.
Inreply to reporters’ questions on recent reports that several Taiwaneseofficials have visited Ba Binh island of the Truong Sa (or Spratly)archipelago and “announced sovereignty” over the archipelago, ForeignMinistry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi said this is an action violatingVietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, causing tensionsand further complicating the situation in the East Sea.
“Vietnam protests the arrival of Taiwanese officials on Ba Binhisland of the Truong Sa archipelago and their claim of sovereignty overthe island. Vietnam demands Taiwan immediately stop theaforementioned action,” Nghi stressed at a press conference in Hanoion May 10.
Spokesman Nghi also answered questionsabout China’s oil and gas exploitation activities, including puttingthe 981 oil rig into operation in the East Sea.
“We think that activities of countries in the East Sea need to complywith international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law ofthe Sea and the spirit of the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea (DOC) and not to violate the sovereignty, sovereignty andjurisdiction rights of other nations, thus contributing to peace andstability in the East Sea,” he said.
In reply toanother question on wrong information on Vietnam ’s sovereignty overthe Hoang Sa or Paracel archipelago on Google Maps website, spokesmanNghi reiterated Vietnam ’s indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Saand the Truong Sa archipelagos.
He affirmed,“Information that fails to reflect the fact is totally wrong andworthless. We are ready to share with publishers and printing companiesaccurate documents and map data on Vietnam ’s sovereignty in the EastSea.”
“The Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs has recently met Google representatives to affirm Vietnam’sstance that the wording of the map on Google Maps wrongly reflectsVietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, andGoogle has corrected these mistakes,” the spokesperson said./.
Inreply to reporters’ questions on recent reports that several Taiwaneseofficials have visited Ba Binh island of the Truong Sa (or Spratly)archipelago and “announced sovereignty” over the archipelago, ForeignMinistry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi said this is an action violatingVietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, causing tensionsand further complicating the situation in the East Sea.
“Vietnam protests the arrival of Taiwanese officials on Ba Binhisland of the Truong Sa archipelago and their claim of sovereignty overthe island. Vietnam demands Taiwan immediately stop theaforementioned action,” Nghi stressed at a press conference in Hanoion May 10.
Spokesman Nghi also answered questionsabout China’s oil and gas exploitation activities, including puttingthe 981 oil rig into operation in the East Sea.
“We think that activities of countries in the East Sea need to complywith international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law ofthe Sea and the spirit of the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea (DOC) and not to violate the sovereignty, sovereignty andjurisdiction rights of other nations, thus contributing to peace andstability in the East Sea,” he said.
In reply toanother question on wrong information on Vietnam ’s sovereignty overthe Hoang Sa or Paracel archipelago on Google Maps website, spokesmanNghi reiterated Vietnam ’s indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Saand the Truong Sa archipelagos.
He affirmed,“Information that fails to reflect the fact is totally wrong andworthless. We are ready to share with publishers and printing companiesaccurate documents and map data on Vietnam ’s sovereignty in the EastSea.”
“The Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs has recently met Google representatives to affirm Vietnam’sstance that the wording of the map on Google Maps wrongly reflectsVietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, andGoogle has corrected these mistakes,” the spokesperson said./.
