Any foreign activities in the Hoang Sa without Vietnam's permission are completely illegal and invalid: Spokesperson
WVR - Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal grounds to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) in accordance with international law, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has stated.
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| Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang emphasized that Vietnam has full historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa Archipelago in accordance with international law and firmly opposes any foreign activities in the Hoang Sa Archipelago without Vietnam's permission. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
On January 9, responding to a reporter's inquiry about Vietnam's reaction to China's opening of a commercial centre on Phu Lam Island in Vietnam's Hoang Sa Archipelago, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang emphasized:
"Vietnam has full historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa Archipelago in accordance with international law. Any foreign activities in the Hoang Sa Archipelago without Vietnam's permission are completely illegal and invalid, Vietnam firmly opposes."
