Danang meeting protests against China’s illegal actions
(VOV) - Danang’s Union of Friendship Organisations, Association of Historical Sciences, and Fisheries Association held a meeting on May 12, opposing China’s illegal deployment of its drilling rig in Vietnam’s territorial waters.
Representing the three organisations, Bui Van Tieng, president of the Danang Municipal Association of Historical Sciences, vehemently condemned China’s illegal actions and demanded China unconditionally remove its drilling rig Ocean-981 and withdraw escort vessels and aircraft from Vietnam’s waters.
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He also voiced support for Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s speech at the recent 24th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar.
The meeting adopted a statement, rebuking China’s illegal deployment of its oil rig within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf which is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereign right and jurisdiction.
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Huynh Duc Truong, President of the municipal Union of Friendship Organisations, said, “We totally support the Vietnamese government’s effort to protect national sovereignty through peaceful means and persistently embark on negotiations in accordance with international law.”
“We demand China immediately stop its sovereign violation, withdraw its rig Ocean-981 and escort vessels, and fully observe international law,” he stressed.