Vietnam always upholds UNCLOS guidelines, goals, and principles

VOV.VN - Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang made the statement while responding to the media’s question about the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the 1982 UNCLOS.

Countries should cooperate with one another and make positive and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace, stability, and legal order at sea, she continued.

The spokesperson affirmed that the adoption of the 1982 UNCLOS – the “constitution of the seas and oceans” – is significant to the development of international law in general and the international law of the sea in particular. Over the past four decades, the convention has always served as a comprehensive and full international legal framework and the legal foundation for all activities of sea and ocean management and use.

As a law-abiding and responsible member of the international community and an active member of the 1982 UNCLOS, Vietnam seriously complied with and implemented the convention; persistently resolved sea-related differences by peaceful means in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS. The country has actively engaged in and contributed many initiatives to activities within the institutions set up under the convention, winning the international community’s recognition, Hang noted.

Besides, Vietnam has also stepped up fine-tuning its legal regulations on sea management and use in accordance with the convention, while ramping up international maritime cooperation on the basis of UNCLOS and the UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015, Hang went on to say.

On this occasion, Vietnam also stressed that countries need to continue respecting and fully performing their obligations under UNCLOS and international law, cooperate with each other; and make active and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace, stability, and legal order at sea, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and the sustainable development of the seas and oceans.

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