Vietnam opposes illegal foreign activities in its waters
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh
Binh made the statement while answering reporters’ questions on a maritime notice issued by the China Maritime Safety Administration on May 3 saying that drilling rig HD-981 is operating in a location of 15 o 29’58’’ north latitude and 111 o 12’06’’ east longitude from May 2 to August 15.
The operation location of the drilling rig stated in the notice is totally within Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, about 120 nautical miles from its coast, he said.
“Vietnam has full historical evidence and legal bases affirming its sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes as well as sovereign right and jurisdiction over its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” he stressed.
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