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Quang Tri celebrates World Oceans Day with exhibition on islands

The central province of Quang Tri marked World Oceans Day (June 8) with the opening of a mobile exhibition on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
Quang Tri celebrates World Oceans Day with exhibition on islands ảnh 1Visitors at the Hoang Sa - Truong Sa exhibition in Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA) – The central province of Quang Trimarked World Oceans Day (June 8) on Cua Tung beach with the opening of a mobileexhibition on historical and legal evidence affirming Vietnam’s sovereigntyover Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

The exhibits include a large number of maps, documents andphotos of different periods, which were collected by international and domesticresearchers.

The materials demonstrate Vietnam’s continuous exercise ofsovereignty over and safeguarding of the archipelagos, rejecting China’sdistorted versions of history.

The same day, the province held a meeting in response to theWorld Oceans Day and the Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2017.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of Quang TriPeople’s Committee Ha Sy Dong said the Vietnam sea and islands week, themed“for future of next generations”, sends out an appeal for communal efforts inprotecting the marine environment.

During the week, local authorities and agencies will holdcommunications campaigns on policies and laws on sea and islands, and the roleand potential of sea and islands in national development.-VNA
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