President praises marine forces' efforts
(VOV) - On May 18, Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung presented gifts and conveyed President Truong Tan Sang’s regards to Vietnamese marine police and fisheries resources surveillance forces.
Trung praised the determination of the Vietnamese forces to defend national sovereignty over the last few days and said that President Sang praised their efforts in overcoming difficulties to protest China’s illegal placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
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| Presenting gifts from the State President to Vietnamese marine police and fisheries resources surveillance forces. |
President Sang asked all forces to exercise restraint before the provocation of Chinese vessels and resolutely oppose by peaceful measures in accordance with international law.