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VN deeply concerned about China’s upcoming military drill
VGP - Viet Nam is deeply concerned about China’s announcement of holding a military drill in the waters off the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Le Thi Thu Hang, said on August 31.
August 31, 2017 8:12 PM GMT+7
In reply to reporters’ queries about the move of China, Hang asserted Viet Nam's stance that all activities of foreign countries in the waters belonging to Viet Nam's sovereign right and jurisdiction should comply with Viet Nam's legal regulations and international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Viet Nam asks China to end and to not repeat actions that complicate the situation in the East Sea, she said.
On August 31, a representative from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry met a counterpart from the Embassy of China in Ha Noi to make clear Viet Nam stance on the issue, Hang said.-VNA
Viet Nam asks China to end and to not repeat actions that complicate the situation in the East Sea, she said.
On August 31, a representative from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry met a counterpart from the Embassy of China in Ha Noi to make clear Viet Nam stance on the issue, Hang said.-VNA