Addressing the conference, Nguyen Ba Cuong of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands underlined the role of international law in peace, security, and stability.
In the East Sea and other maritime areas around the world, international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has created a legal order that promotes trade and use of sea areas in a peaceful, fair and effective manner, as well as activities to preserve biological resources and study and protect the marine environment, he said.
Cuong said that the UNCLOS is seen as a solid international legal basis for the definition and protection of Vietnam’s territorial waters and continental shelf along with the country’s legitimate rights and interests at sea.