Mr. Binh made the statement while answering reporters’ queries on Viet Nam’s reaction to the Chinese Maritime Safety Adminstration’s July 3 announcement of the aforesaid military drills.
Viet Nam demands China respect Viet Nam’s sovereignty, behave in a responsible manner, immediately end actions that threaten maritime security and safety in the East Sea or escalate tensions in the region, the Spokesman said.
China’s plan once again seriously encroaches Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, goes against the common perception of the two countries’s senior leaders, he stated.
The spokesman also said that the military drills also violate international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea./.
By Quang Minh