Defend the sovereignty

Vietnam has expressed opinion to the Arbitration Court stance for the Court litigation and proposed that Arbitration Court concerned the legal rights and interests of Vietnam.

Vietnam supports every effort to maintain peace, stability, security and safety of navigation and aviation in the region.

China cannot change the legal rights of Vietnam over the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), affirmed experts at a two-day conference themed “East Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development” held from November 17-18 in the central city of Danang.

In spite of the negative fallout from "unrestrained" actions of a party in the East Sea dispute, talks on restoring stability in the area have made headway, experts said yesterday.

The 6th East Sea International Conference kicked off in the central coastal city of Danang on November 17, focusing on cooperation for regional security and development.

A decision to establish a representative office of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority in Truong Sa island district, central Khanh Hoa province, was announced on November 15.

A workshop on peaceful solutions of territorial disputes in the East Sea was organised by the Youngsan University in the Republic of Korea’s city Busan on November 14.

ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh has warned of a widening gap between countries` political commitments and actual action seen in the East Sea.

On November 5, Taiwan continued its illegal survey in Ba Binh island, part of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Vietnam.

China has conducted illegal activities on Stone Cross of the Spratly Islands of Vietnam, on November 6, 2014, the Spokesman of Vietnam`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Hai Binh stated:

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said: "Vietnam has sufficient legal evidence and claims history for both the Paracels and Spratlys

In the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of Oct.23, in Hanoi, Deputy Spokesman Pham Thu Hang informed of foreign activities of Vietnam in the coming time and answered domestic and international reporters.

National Assembly deputies yesterday stressed the need to remove current shortcomings in the protection of Viet Nam`s marine resources and environment as also national sovereignty over the nation`s seas.

The construction of an airstrip by China on Phu Lam island has seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on October 9.

​Viet Nam supported efforts by the international community to combat all forms of terrorism, including acts of violence and extremism, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said at a press conference in Ha Noi.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has reiterated the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to launch necessary measures to protect fishermen’s normal activities in traditional fishing grounds at a regular Foreign Ministry press briefing in Hanoi on September 25.

As many as 1,200 Chinese fishing vessels illegally enter the territorial waters of Vietnam to harvest fish annually, a conference heard in Danang on September 19.

Viet Nam has sufficient legal foundations and historical evidence to assert its indisputable sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on September 9 demanded that China immediately stop actions preventing Vietnamese fishermen operating in the East Sea.

Viet Nam will take all the proper and necessary measures to protect its legitimate rights and interests when it comes to the East Sea issue.