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VN reaffirms its stance on East Sea

May 09,lịch thi đấu các giải bóng đá châu âu 2016 - 10:32

Việt Nam reiterates the common responsibility and benefits of countries and the international community towards maintaining regional peace and stability, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung, said.

The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) opens yesterday in Luang Prabang, Laos. — File Photo

Viet Nam News -HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reiterates the common responsibility and benefits of countries and the international community towards maintaining regional peace and stability, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung, said.

Trung made the statement on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) yesterday in Luang Prabang, Laos attended by representatives from 27 member countries, including ten ASEAN members and the US, Russia, Japan, China, European Union.

Speaking toVietnam News Agency, Trung said the ARF SOM discussed emerging issues which threaten security, namely the East Sea, North Korea, terrorism, proliferation of mass destruction weapons, maritime security, climate change, migration, natural disaster, and epidemic diseases, among others.

Several participating countries expressed their concern over recent developments in the East Sea, he said. They called for peaceful settlement of disputes, self-restraint, not using or threatening to use force, and full compliance with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), exercising self-restraint, not using or threatening to use force, striving to effectively carry out the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and pushing for a Code of Conduct in the waters (COC).

Trung said that Việt Nam reaffirmed its stance on the East Sea and abided by international law including the UN’s 1982 UNCLOS, settlement of disputes through peaceful measures and not using or threatening to use force; efforts to effectively carry out DOC, and push for COC.

The ARF SOM acknowledged co-operation activities carried out over the past year in maritime security, fighting terrorism and trans-national crime, natural disaster relief, support for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament; and approved a list of ARF activities on building trust and preventive diplomacy in the 2016-17 period which are to be submitted to ARF’s foreign ministers for approval when they convene for the 23rd meeting in Laos at the end of July.

In preparation for the ARF’s Foreign Ministers Meeting, participating countries discussed draft ARF statements, including the one proposed by Việt Nam which calls for strengthened co-operation among maritime law enforcement agencies among ARF members.

Việt Nam’s proposal received positive responses from participants, to which the EU and Australia agreed to co-sponsor, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The ARF SOM also discussed issues of regional and international concern such as the situation on the Korean Peninsula, East Sea (South China Sea), Ukraine, migration, and anti-terrorism. — VNS

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