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Observing that maritime disputes in the South China Sea had arisen due to one nations claim to 80 percent of the waters, which was too much, Vietnam Friday said it welcomes the stand by India on maintaining peace and stability and securing maritimelanes in the sea over which China has shown increasing assertiveness.
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, at a talk hereFriday, said the situation in the South China Sea was complicated due to the claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands by countries in the region, including China.
The claim of one country is too much, covering 80 percentof South China Sea so the dispute arose, he said at a talk at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).
He said the 10-member ASEANgrouping favoured freedom ofnavigation and rights over their economic zones. He said ASEAN and China are holding official negotiations on a Code of Conduct for maritime rights in the South China Sea.
We must respect international law and the UN law of the sea, he said.
In this we regard we appreciate the stand of India in maintaining peace and securing maritime lanes, the Vietnamese minister said, referring to the speech by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in Brunei earlier this month at the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum meeting.
Khurshid had stressed the need to reaffirm the importance of unimpeded right of passage and other maritimerights in accordance with accepted principles of international law these principles should be respectedby all.
Khurshid rejected the use of force and we welcome the stand by India, said Pham Binh Minh.
On Thursday, Pham Binh Minh had said India was welcome to explore for oil and gas in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. China has not been happy about Indias ONGC Videsh exploringfor oil and gas in the sea.
The Vietnamese minister also said Friday that with greater connectivity and economic linkages, Asia and Pacific andSouth Asia could be inter-linked into what is the called Indo-Pacific.
The greater linkages of SouthAsia with East Asia and the Pacific reflect the idea that we all share a common prosperity, our destinies are intertwined and ASEAN plays acrucial role as a bridge linkingthe regions.
Asserting that ASEAN, especially Vietnam, holds India is great value, the Vietnamese minister describedIndia as an economic powerhouse and appreciated Indias role as a key player inthe region.
Direct flights between Vietnam and India would take place in November, which would boost tourism and people-to-people contact between their two countries, he said.
Welcome India’s stand on South China Sea, says Vietnam | idrw.org
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, at a talk hereFriday, said the situation in the South China Sea was complicated due to the claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands by countries in the region, including China.
The claim of one country is too much, covering 80 percentof South China Sea so the dispute arose, he said at a talk at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).
He said the 10-member ASEANgrouping favoured freedom ofnavigation and rights over their economic zones. He said ASEAN and China are holding official negotiations on a Code of Conduct for maritime rights in the South China Sea.
We must respect international law and the UN law of the sea, he said.
In this we regard we appreciate the stand of India in maintaining peace and securing maritime lanes, the Vietnamese minister said, referring to the speech by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in Brunei earlier this month at the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum meeting.
Khurshid had stressed the need to reaffirm the importance of unimpeded right of passage and other maritimerights in accordance with accepted principles of international law these principles should be respectedby all.
Khurshid rejected the use of force and we welcome the stand by India, said Pham Binh Minh.
On Thursday, Pham Binh Minh had said India was welcome to explore for oil and gas in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. China has not been happy about Indias ONGC Videsh exploringfor oil and gas in the sea.
The Vietnamese minister also said Friday that with greater connectivity and economic linkages, Asia and Pacific andSouth Asia could be inter-linked into what is the called Indo-Pacific.
The greater linkages of SouthAsia with East Asia and the Pacific reflect the idea that we all share a common prosperity, our destinies are intertwined and ASEAN plays acrucial role as a bridge linkingthe regions.
Asserting that ASEAN, especially Vietnam, holds India is great value, the Vietnamese minister describedIndia as an economic powerhouse and appreciated Indias role as a key player inthe region.
Direct flights between Vietnam and India would take place in November, which would boost tourism and people-to-people contact between their two countries, he said.
Welcome India’s stand on South China Sea, says Vietnam | idrw.org
