Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has been elected Chair of the ongoing 35th meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS 35) which opened in New York on June 23.

Vietnam underlined the importance of upholding international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to ensure peace and stability in the region, at the 15th annual East Sea conference hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington on June 17.

Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Minister for Environmental Protection and Green Transition of Croatia Marija Vučković co-chaired a panel discussion themed “Fostering sustainable fisheries management including supporting small-scale fishers” in Nice, France, on June 11 (local time).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on May 29 to introduce Vietnam’s candidate for the position of Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026–2035 term.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and his visiting Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok held talks in Hanoi on May 28, including measure to increase effective cooperation in traditional areas and expand cooperation into new areas.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations called on countries to uphold international law, including the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in resolving maritime disputes through peaceful means, at a high-level debate on maritime security for global stability at the UN Security Council on May 20-21.

Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)’s role in helping countries resolve maritime disputes based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), during his reception in Hanoi on May 6 for ITLOS President Tomas Heidar.

Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to further deepen their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with France, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed during a meeting with visiting French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin in Hanoi on April 12.

VOV.VN - Over the past weekend, the Group of Asia-Pacific states at the United Nations agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair of the 35th Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS).