French official opposes China’s hegemonism in East Sea
(VOV) - Jean-Charles Negre, vice president of the Council of Seine-Saint-Denis province, has criticised China’s hegemonism following its illegal positioning of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
“We think hegemonism in any form is unacceptable,” Negre told reporters at the opening of a “Vietnam Week” in Seine-Saint-Denis on June 3.
Recent happenings in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and the East Sea are worrying the public and they must be condemned, he said.
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“We think all territorial disputes must be settled through dialogue in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
“We call on parties concerned to sit at the negotiating table and find appropriate political solutions in line with international law.”
Addressing the event, Vietnamese ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung stressed that China’s move seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction and threatens safety, security and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.
He called upon the international community, peace- and justice loving people, to raise their voice to stop such illegal acts and support peaceful dialogue in tackling disputes.