Amid the current regional and international context, Viet Nam urges parties not to take any action to further complicate the situation in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Hang made the statement at the ministry’s regular press conference on May 14 while answering reporters’ queries about the information that Chinese navy surveillance aircraft KJ-500 and KQ-200 appeared on Da Chu Thap (Fiery Cross Reef) in Viet Nam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Regarding the information, she reiterated that Viet Nam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law.

“All activities of the parties in these two archipelagos without the permission of Viet Nam are null and void”, the spokeswoman affirmed.

Source: VNA