Hanoi (VNA) –Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on July 28 replied to reporters’question about recent opinions and information relating to Vietnam’s oil andgas activities, clarifying that those activities are conducted in the waterscompletely within the country’s sovereignty.
“Relevant oil and gasactivities of Vietnam take place in the sea areas that are completely under thecountry’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction, which were established in linewith international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Lawof the Sea.
Vietnam asks all parties concerned to respect its rights andlegitimate and legal interests and together make efforts to actively andpractically contribute to the maintenance of peace and cooperation in the EastSea,” the spokesperson noted.-VNA