Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN (Photo: Vu Khac Hieu/ VNA)

During the 32nd Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, reaffirmed UNCLOS as the legal framework governing all activities at sea and the only legal basis for determining comprehensively and fully the scope of the maritime entitlements of states.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang emphasized the importance of full and comprehensive implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), while stressing that all disputes must be resolved through peaceful means, on the basis of respect for international law, including the UN Charter and UNCLOS, as well as diplomatic and legal processes and not using force or threatening to use force.