Scholar urges use of int’l norms to peacefully solve East Sea issue
Korean scholar urges use of int’l norms to peacefully solve East Sea issue
Countries should not give up the efforts to cite, utilise and adopt international norms for the peaceful settlement of the problems in the East Sea, President of the Geopolitics Institute of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon has said.
Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon (R) in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Seoul (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Countries should not give up theefforts to cite, utilise and adopt international norms for thepeaceful settlement of the problems in the East Sea, Presidentꦿ of theGeopolitics Institute of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Professor Lee Woong-Hyeonhas said.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, the RoK scholarsaid that the Tu Chinh reef (internationally known as Vanguard Bank) in the westernmostarea of the Spratly islands, sits well within the 200 nautical miles of Vietnam’sexclusive economic zone (EEZ). The return of Chinese geological survey vessel group HaiyangDizhi 8 in areas near the reef have infringed on Vietnam’s EEZ, he stated. Lee highlighted that there is a legal framework for securityand peace in this sea besides the general and traditional principle of freenavigation, adding that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) isthe foremost legal frame of reference with which Vietnam can strengthen its ownposition. He recalled that the Permanent Court ofArbitration (PCA) dismissed China’s nine-dash line claim as groundless in 2016.
According to the scholar, in an internationalcrisis threatening a state’s security and sovereignty, the most importantstance a state should take is to maintain strategic, theoretical and policyconsistency, which could gather international support and could get thenormatively stronger position.
He also stressed the need for academics to study🍒and research𝔉 the related maritime history of this area, preparing for thepossible debate on to whom the historically and internationally legitimate sovereignof this area should belong.-VNA
Over the years, Vietnam has consistently complied with the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and taken peaceful measures in line with this treaty to safeguard its sea areas, a Foreign Ministry official has said.
Vietnam has long been persistent and consistent in safeguarding its national sovereignty in the East Sea through peaceful measures on the basis of international law to maintain peace, stability, security and cooperation at sea for the legitimate interests of all parties.
Vietnam has always upheld the principles and goals of the United Nations Convention on the 1982 Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) while contributing to the implementation of the convention.
Vietnam has made contact with China to oppose its repeated serious violation and demand the country to withdraw its survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 and escort ships out of Vietnam’s territorial waters, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on August 16.
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Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon (R) in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Seoul (Photo: VNA) 
