Answering reporters’ queries about the issue on May 8, Hangreiterated that Vietnam has sufficient historical and legal evidence affirmingits sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoesin accordance with international law.
As an East Sea coastal country and a member of the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Vietnam hassovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over its waters as defined in theUNCLOS and enjoys other legitimate interests at sea in line with the UNCLOS’s regulations,she said.
Given the regional and global context at present, Vietnam asksChina not to further complicate the situation in the East Sea, she added./.