The Ministry of Information and Communications on May 13 received and publicised a world atlas that affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Maps published by China up to the beginning of the 20th century included in the atlas do not demonstrate China’s southernmost territory under the 18th parallel, totally coinciding with those by western countries. And this means China does not at all have sovereignty over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
Speaking at a ceremony to receive the atlas, Minister Nguyen Bac Son said the situation in the East Sea is complicated by China’s illegal placement of rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone. However, Vietnam is persistently abiding by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.
The minister described the atlas as a valuable document, and thanked scientists, organisations and individuals for their efforts in collecting the maps.-VNA
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