June diplomatic activities feature sovereignty protection Diplomatic activities in June featured
Protection of national sovereignty PM Nguyen Tan Dung reiterated this stance during his reception for Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Ha noi on June 18. The Government chief pointed out that China’s installation of the oil rig deep inside Viet Nam’s waters seriously violates Viet Nam’s sovereignty, the two countries’ high-level agreements, international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea; threatens peace, stability, security and safety of navigation and aviation in the region. He also urged the two sides to control the situation to avoid conflicts and continue maintaining contacts and negotiations to resolve the current divergences. In a move to reaffirm “We are determined to defend our land and sea as for all the Vietnamese people, the national territorial sovereignty is sacred and inviolable”, State President Sang stressed. State President Sang quoted the words that King Le Thanh Tong once said to his royal court, which were recorded in Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu (The Complete Annals of Dai Viet): “How can we abandon even a single inch of our mountain, our river? You must firmly stand your ground, not letting them gradually encroach. If they do not listen, we can send our envoys to the north to clarify justice. If you dare to concede even a single inch of the land of our ancestors to the enemy, it will be a crime deserving of death.” Also in June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the 4th and 5th international press conferences on developments in the East Viet Nam Sea to provide the country’s historical and legal evidence proving Viet Nam’ sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, showcase updated video clips on China’s perverse acts around the illicit rig and reject China’s distorted information. Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations continued to sent a letter attached with a diplomatic note addressed to Strategic partnership with the Netherlands, Italy Dutch PM Mark Rutte paid an official visit to The two PMs decided to set up strategic partnership on agriculture and food security. Earlier, the two countries had established the same level of cooperation in climate change adaptation. The Dutch leaders confirmed to advocate On the During their talks in Ha Noi, PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi , the two sides agreed to lift up the two-way trade value to US$5 billion from the current US$3.5 billion in the next two years and create more favorable conditions for their business communities to beef up their linkages. The two countries agreed to establish an Intergovernmental Committee for economic cooperation and the first meeting of the Committee is scheduled to take place in November this year. Regarding the East Sea situation, PM Dung informed the guest about China’s illegal installation of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 well within Viet Nam’s continental shelf and economic zone in line with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. PM Dung asked PM Matteo Renzi said that his country backs the stance of the EU and G7 nations that have voiced deep concern over the current situation in the He called on the relevant parties to abide by international law and settle the Commitments to human rights On May 20, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, head of the Vietnamese delegation announced the list of recommendations accepted by Accordingly, among 227 recommendations, During the session, representatives from many countries and organizations highly spoke of They also congratulated VGP/VNN |
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