[ingo-hcmc] China's violation in the East Sea

[VUFO in the South Rep. Office]

 To: NGO community in the South, Vietnam.



   Dear friends,



    Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization, Souther Representative Office
(SRO) would like to extend the warmest greetings and sincere thanks for
your cooperation and support over the past time, and to inform you about
the current situation in the East Sea (South China Sea) as follows:

     On May 2nd, 2014, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation
installed drilling rig Ocean- 981 for operation at a location 15029’58”
north latitude, 111012’06” east longitude, which is about 120 nautical
miles from the Vietnamese coast and 80 nautical miles deep in the exclusive
economic zone and continental shelf of Viet Nam. More than 80 Chinese
vessels, including military ships, and aircraft have been massed to escort
the rig. Those ships have constantly threatened and attacked Vietnamese
ships operating in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of
Viet Nam, causing heavy material damage and wouding many people.

Such actions seriously violate Viet Nam’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction
over its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf; run counter to
international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea (UNCLOS); go against the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of
Parties in the East Sea (South China Sea) signed by ASEAN member states and
China; and violate the agreements on basic principles guiding the
settlement of sea-related issues reached between senior leaders of Viet Nam
and China.

       They not only adversely affect Viet Nam-China relations, the
solidarity and friendship between two peoples, peace movements in the
region and the world but also threaten peace, security, stability and
cooperation for mutual development in the region and the world.

        The SRO calls on its friends all to pay due attention to the
current complicated situation by having meaningful activities to support
Vietnamese people, demanding China to put an end to the above-mentioned
moves, thus easing the situation and ensuring peace, security and stability
in the region.

Best regards,


Ms. Trần Thị Thu Thủy


Director of Southern Representative Office (SRO), VUFO

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