Head of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Ruslan Bortnik moderates the round table discussion on jurisdiction at disputed areas in Black Sea, Sea of Azov and East Sea. (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – Over 20 Ukrainian scholars,experts and lawyers have participated in a round table discussion onjurisdiction at disputed areas in Black Sea, Sea of Azov and East Sea at thepress centre of the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN).
With head of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics RuslanBortnik as the moderator, they discussed a number of legal, political andmilitary issues regarding maritime disputes and conflicts worldwide, emphasizingthe need for the disputes to be settled by international laws, particularly the1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Many scholars held that the current issues on the East Seashould not be viewed as regional but global issues as they have impacts on thestability, security and freedom of navigation of all parties that have interests in theregion. So it is crucial for the East Sea issues to receive attention from theinternational community, they said.
Analyst Peter Potopakhin from the Ukraine centre forpolitical and social studies said the robust growth of the Asia-Pacific createsa major opportunity for all countries but the opportunity can only be seized ifall regional nations demonstrate a balanced and accountable policy.
It is essential to settle all existing disputes in the EastSea based on common standards of international laws with an equalnegotiation process and the use of trustworthy tools of international legal organisations,he said.
Volodymyr Volya, a scholar on political and internationalaffairs, highly spoke of Vietnam’s consistent view of point on the territorialdispute which show restraint from making the situation more complicated./.
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