Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said Viet Nam rejects China’s unilateral decision on fishing ban in the East Sea from May 1 to August 16.

Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Answering reporters’ queries about the issue on May 8, Hang reiterated that Viet Nam has sufficient historical and legal evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in accordance with international law.

As an East Sea coastal country and a member of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Viet Nam has sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over its waters as defined in the UNCLOS 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 asks China not to further complicate the situation in the East Sea, she added.

Source: VNA