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Vietnamese soldiers in a patrol on Son Ca island. Photo: VNA

Hang made the statement while responding to reporters’ questions on Vietnam’s comments on the anniversary of five years since the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its ruling on the South China Sea issue in the landmark Philippines vs China dispute on July 12, 2016.

Vietnam always backs the settlement of disputes regarding sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the South China Sea through diplomatic and legal processes, without the use of force or threats to use force, and by peaceful solutions and measures, in accordance with the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Hang was cited by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as saying.

As a UNCLOS signatory and a coastal nation to the South China Sea, Vietnam called on all concerned parties to respect and fully realise their legal obligations as stipulated in the convention, cooperate and actively and pragmatically contribute to maintaining peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and order in the South China Sea in line with international law, she said.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. Photo: VNA

On this occasion, the spokeswoman also reiterated Vietnam’s stance on its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, and waters over which Vietnam has sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction as defined in the convention.

At the ministry’s regular press conference on July 8, Hang answered reporters’ queries about the information that a research vessel of Sun Yat-sen University (China) will head to the South China Sea, specifically Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago, in October 2021.

She said as affirmed many times, Vietnam has sufficient legal basis and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes as well as legitimate rights over its territorial waters as defined in the 1982 UNCLOS.

She stressed that all exploration, survey and scientific research activities in the Hoang Sa archipelago without Vietnam’s permission violate its sovereignty and related rights, and are illegal and valueless./.

All exploration, survey and scientific research activities in the Hoang Sa archipelago without Vietnam’s permission violate its sovereignty and related rights, and are illegal and valueless. Illustrative photo: Asiatimes

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