Hanoi (VNA) - Amid the current regional andinternational context, Vietnam urges parties not to take any action to furthercomplicate the situation in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman LeThi Thu Hang.
Hang made the statement at the ministry’s regular press conference on May 14 whileanswering reporters’ queries about the information that Chinese navy surveillance aircraft KJ-500 and KQ-200 appearedon Da Chu Thap (Fiery Cross Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
Regarding the information, she reiterated that Vietnam has sufficienthistorical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over Hoang Sa(Paracel) and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law.
“All activities of the parties in these two archipelagos without the permissionof Vietnam are null and void”, the spokeswoman affirmed./.