Vietnam is extremely concerned about the incident in the territorial waters of Thi Tu Island in the Spratly Islands.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that Vietnam requests relevant parties to respect Vietnam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, exercise restraint, act responsibly, and respect international law.

On the afternoon of October 16, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , answering reporters' questions about Vietnam's reaction to the recent incident in the territorial waters of Thi Tu Island in the Truong Sa archipelago between a Chinese official ship and a Philippine official ship, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said: "First of all, we would like to emphasize that Vietnam has full historical and legal grounds to affirm Vietnam's clear and unambiguous sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, including Thi Tu Island."

Regarding the incident that occurred in the territorial waters of Thi Tu Island, Vietnam is extremely concerned about the public information provided by the relevant parties.

Vietnam requests relevant parties to respect Vietnam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, exercise restraint and act responsibly, respect international law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) and relevant international regulations on maritime security and safety, including the Code for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG) issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), creating a favorable atmosphere for negotiating an effective, substantive Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS 1982, contributing to maintaining peace , stability, security and safety in the East Sea and in the region"./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-nam-het-suc-quan-ngai-ve-vu-viec-trong-lanh-hai-cua-dao-thi-tu-o-truong-sa-post1070755.vnp