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PHL, Vietnam navies to jointly patrol Spratlys
TUESDAY, 27 MARCH 2012 18:28 RENE ACOSTA / REPORTER
THE Philippines and Vietnam have moved closer to jointly patrolling their claimed maritime territories in the disputed Spratly Group of Islands that are being aggressively claimed by China.
The standard operating procedure for the joint patrol by the country’s Navy and the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) of the Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay, both on the South China Sea, was signed by Vice Admiral Alex Pama, Navy flag officer in command and the Vietnam Navy’s commander in chief Adm. Nguyen Van Hien.
Lt. Col. Omar Tonsay, Navy spokesman, said Northeast Cay is occupied by the Philippines, and it is located 45 kilometers northeast of Pag-asa, the biggest island that is currently occupied by the country.
On the other hand, the Southwest Cay is occupied by Vietnam, and it is located 3 kilometers away from Northeast Cay.
Carlyle Thayer, an Australian expert on regional issues in Southeast Asia and who talked during the first forum on the South China Sea held in the country last year, had advised both the Philippines and Vietnam to counter China’s “aggressive assertiveness” in the disputed territory.
He warned that the two country’s failure to act against China’s intrusive actions in the Spratlys will only encourage Beijing to keep on violating their exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
China’s “nine dotted map,” that it submitted to the United Nations in 2009, cut deep into both the EEZs of Vietnam and the Philippines, two of the five claimant- countries in the South China Sea that include Brunei, Taiwan and China.
The map, also known as “nine dotted dash” and “Ox tongue,” was China’s sole basis in laying claim over more than 85 percent of the South China Sea, which however violates the 200 kilometers EEZ as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
During his visit to Vietnam, Pama signed with Hien the “SOP on Personnel Interaction in the vicinity of Southeast Cay and the Northeast Cay Island between the VPN and PN [Philippine Navy].”
Tonsay said that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the joint patrol was signed last year.
Aside from the joint-maritime patrol, the Philippines and Vietnam also forged defense cooperation, with Pama and Hien signing an MOU on the “Enhancement of Mutual Cooperation and Information Sharing” between the two navies.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/25103-phl-vietnam-navies-to-jointly-patrol-spratlys
Đảo Trường Sa lớn - Việt Nam (Big Spratly Island in Spratlys archipelago - Vietnam)
TUESDAY, 27 MARCH 2012 18:28 RENE ACOSTA / REPORTER
THE Philippines and Vietnam have moved closer to jointly patrolling their claimed maritime territories in the disputed Spratly Group of Islands that are being aggressively claimed by China.
The standard operating procedure for the joint patrol by the country’s Navy and the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) of the Northeast Cay and Southwest Cay, both on the South China Sea, was signed by Vice Admiral Alex Pama, Navy flag officer in command and the Vietnam Navy’s commander in chief Adm. Nguyen Van Hien.
Lt. Col. Omar Tonsay, Navy spokesman, said Northeast Cay is occupied by the Philippines, and it is located 45 kilometers northeast of Pag-asa, the biggest island that is currently occupied by the country.
On the other hand, the Southwest Cay is occupied by Vietnam, and it is located 3 kilometers away from Northeast Cay.
Carlyle Thayer, an Australian expert on regional issues in Southeast Asia and who talked during the first forum on the South China Sea held in the country last year, had advised both the Philippines and Vietnam to counter China’s “aggressive assertiveness” in the disputed territory.
He warned that the two country’s failure to act against China’s intrusive actions in the Spratlys will only encourage Beijing to keep on violating their exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
China’s “nine dotted map,” that it submitted to the United Nations in 2009, cut deep into both the EEZs of Vietnam and the Philippines, two of the five claimant- countries in the South China Sea that include Brunei, Taiwan and China.
The map, also known as “nine dotted dash” and “Ox tongue,” was China’s sole basis in laying claim over more than 85 percent of the South China Sea, which however violates the 200 kilometers EEZ as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
During his visit to Vietnam, Pama signed with Hien the “SOP on Personnel Interaction in the vicinity of Southeast Cay and the Northeast Cay Island between the VPN and PN [Philippine Navy].”
Tonsay said that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the joint patrol was signed last year.
Aside from the joint-maritime patrol, the Philippines and Vietnam also forged defense cooperation, with Pama and Hien signing an MOU on the “Enhancement of Mutual Cooperation and Information Sharing” between the two navies.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/25103-phl-vietnam-navies-to-jointly-patrol-spratlys
Đảo Trường Sa lớn - Việt Nam (Big Spratly Island in Spratlys archipelago - Vietnam)
