Regional officials, who took part in the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-47) and relating meetings in Myanmar earlier this month, welcomed Vietnam’s hosting of the forums, he said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on August 14th.
Binh added the upcoming functions will include discussions on how to maintain peace, security and navigation safety in the East Sea.
At the briefing, when asked about a recent announcement by a US official that Washington will monitor the restraint on activities that trigger tensions in the East Sea, he said Vietnam welcomes all positive and constructive contributions from all countries to the maintenance of stability, security and navigation and space safety in the waters.
Responding to a query on China’s publication of a book explaining the so-called “nine-dashed line”, Binh stressed that Vietnam asserts its undeniable sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
China’s publication of the book is illegal and void and cannot distort the above-mentioned fact, he noted.
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