The latest developments in the East Sea came to the fore at aseminar held by the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Solidarity Association inColombia on June 18, after China illegally placed its drilling rigHaiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone andcontinental shelf in early May.
VietnameseAmbassador Ton Sinh Thanh debunked China ’s groundless arguments andconfirmed that it has seriously violated international law, especiallythe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) andthe Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) thatChina signed with ASEAN.
Such behaviour is thecause of the East Sea tension and a threat to peace, stability,security and safety of navigation in the region, worrying the globalcommunity, the diplomat said.
Chairman of theCommunist Party of Sri Lanka Raja Collure expressed his deep concernover the issue and described China ’s placement of its oil rig inVietnam ’s waters as a wrongful act.
Both Collureand Secretary General of the association S. Sudasinghe condemned China’s illegal deeds and supported Vietnam in pursuing peaceful means toease tension in the East Sea .
Earlier on June16, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Ha Thi Ngoc Ha met with Chairman ofthe Chilean Senate Foreign Relations Commission Juan Pablo LetelierMorel to inform him of the fresh developments in the East Sea .
The Chilean senator said he had held talks with the Vietnamesedelegation at the Group of 77 (G77) recent summit in Bolivia , duringwhich he expressed his deep concerned over the politically seriousissue, and showed solidarity with Vietnam .
Sinceearly May, China has illegally operated the rig and a large fleet ofarmed vessels, military ships and aircraft in Vietnam ’s waters.
Despite Vietnam ’s protests, China has expanded its scale ofoperation and recently moved the rig to 15 degrees 33 minutes 36 secondsnorth latitude and 111 degrees 34 minutes 11 seconds east longitude,which is 60 nautical miles deep inside Vietnam ’s continental shelfand exclusive economic zone.-VNA
VietnameseAmbassador Ton Sinh Thanh debunked China ’s groundless arguments andconfirmed that it has seriously violated international law, especiallythe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) andthe Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) thatChina signed with ASEAN.
Such behaviour is thecause of the East Sea tension and a threat to peace, stability,security and safety of navigation in the region, worrying the globalcommunity, the diplomat said.
Chairman of theCommunist Party of Sri Lanka Raja Collure expressed his deep concernover the issue and described China ’s placement of its oil rig inVietnam ’s waters as a wrongful act.
Both Collureand Secretary General of the association S. Sudasinghe condemned China’s illegal deeds and supported Vietnam in pursuing peaceful means toease tension in the East Sea .
Earlier on June16, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Ha Thi Ngoc Ha met with Chairman ofthe Chilean Senate Foreign Relations Commission Juan Pablo LetelierMorel to inform him of the fresh developments in the East Sea .
The Chilean senator said he had held talks with the Vietnamesedelegation at the Group of 77 (G77) recent summit in Bolivia , duringwhich he expressed his deep concerned over the politically seriousissue, and showed solidarity with Vietnam .
Sinceearly May, China has illegally operated the rig and a large fleet ofarmed vessels, military ships and aircraft in Vietnam ’s waters.
Despite Vietnam ’s protests, China has expanded its scale ofoperation and recently moved the rig to 15 degrees 33 minutes 36 secondsnorth latitude and 111 degrees 34 minutes 11 seconds east longitude,which is 60 nautical miles deep inside Vietnam ’s continental shelfand exclusive economic zone.-VNA
