Spokesman reiterates Vietnam’s stance on East Sea issueForeign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh repeated Vietnam’s stance on the East Sea issue at the regular press conference in Hanoi on July 14, two days after the issuance of the ruling on the Philippines’s case against China’s territorial claims in the waters. A naval soldiers stands guard at the marker of Truong Sa Island, part of Vietnam's Truong Sa archipelago. It also asked the PCA to take due regard of its rights and interests in the East Sea. On July 12, the PCA issued the ruling on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s nine-dash line claim in the East Sea. He emphasised Vietnam’s call on relevant parties to exercise self-restraint and respect international law and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), while not taking actions that complicate the situation so as to help maintain peace, stability and security in the East Sea.

Source: VietNamNet News July 15, 2016 12:33 UTC