Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang affirmed: As has been clearly stated many times, Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two Hoang Sa archipelagos. and Truong Sa; in which Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa has been established since at least the 17th century, in accordance with international law and has been exercised peacefully, continuously and fairly by successive Vietnamese states. declare.
On January 20, responding to a reporter’s question asking for Vietnam’s position on China’s appropriation of Hoang Sa in 1974, Ms. Pham Thu Hang stated: Any action using force or threatening to use The use of force in international relations, especially the use of force to resolve disputes over territorial sovereignty in relations between states, is completely contrary to the basic principles of the Charter of the United Nations. United Nations and seriously violates international law, cannot create the title of sovereignty, nor can it change the fact that sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago belongs to Vietnam.
