Vietnam objects to China’s placement of light buoys in Truong Sa
Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China Maritime Safety Administration's placement of three light buoys on some entities in Truong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam.
Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry ofForeign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China Maritime Safety Administration's placement of three light buoys on some entities in TruongSa (Spratly) of Vietnam.
Replying to reporters’ question about the placement by the China Maritime Safety Administration under the Chinese Ministry of Transport, Hang stressed that Vietnam has sufficientlegal grounds and historical evidence testifying to its sovereignty over TruongSa as well as Hoang Sa (Paracel) in line with international law.
The installation of the light buoys on entities in Truong Sa withoutVietnam’s permission is an infringement of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa, sothe move is invalid, she stated.
Vietnam demands the parties concerned not take any actions that maycomplicate the situation but respect Vietnam’s sovereignty, international law,the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and theDeclaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and maintain an environment of peace, stability and cooperation in the East Sea, the official added./.
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Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang (Source: VNA) 
