Countries, organisations must respect Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty: Spokesperson
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam asked countries and international organizations to respect its national sovereignty in Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes as well as related waters defined by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
 Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang |
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang on Thursday responded to the World Meteorological Organization’s homepage using China’s nine dash line:
Hang dismissed propaganda and popularisation of content and images infringing Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos as well as its established sovereign rights and jurisdiction over related waters in the East Sea in line with UNCLOS, saying they are all null and void.
“Vietnam requests other countries and organisations to respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa and the surrounding waters in the East Sea,” she said, asking for the removal or modification of such content.
Hang further said that Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the UN, World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva has discussed the matter with the WMO