Mexico praises Vietnam’s peace stance
(VOV) - Head of the parliament of Mexican Zacatecas State, Alfredo Femat Banuelo, has expressed support and appreciation for Vietnam’s peace stance, in dealing with tensions in the East Sea consistently and correctly.
He also affirmed profound solidarity with Vietnamese people and said that Vietnam’s goodwill will contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the region.
In a four-point resolution signed and sent to the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico by representatives from seven parliamentary delegations, Femat Banuelo called on China and Vietnam to exercise the utmost restraint to avoid armed conflict and instead seek political talks to resolve the East Sea issue in compliance with international law.
Zacatecas State Parliament also urged the federal Parliament through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call for UN intervention and consideration of issues and conveyed a message of peace to countries’ embassies concerned.
During the earlier talks with Chairman Alfredo Femat Banuelo, ambassador Le Thanh Tung briefed him on developments regarding China’s unilateral placement of Haiyang Shiyou – 981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
The ambassador agreed that China’s action is illegal, violating Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, and seriously threatened peace, security, stability and maritime safety in the East Sea.
Tung also reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance, asking China to immediately stop their illegal actions and immediately withdraw its oil rig and ships from territorial waters belonging to Vietnam's sovereignty.
Vietnam deploys peaceful means and exercises maximum restraint to protect its sovereignty and legitimate interests thus contributing to the re-establishment of peace and stability in the region, he added.