Vietnam and other ASEAN countries have regularly held consultations on
East Sea issues, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi affirmed at the
ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on November 22.
Responding to questions from
reporters that after the 21 st ASEAN Summit concluded, ASEAN countries claiming
sovereignty over the East Sea will meet in Manila, the Philippines, on December
12, 2012, to discuss the issue, Nghi said that the Philippines has informed
Vietnam of the issue. Vietnam is waiting for the official initiation, which
states the manner and time of the meeting and its contents.
He stressed that the consultation
between ASEAN countries on the East Sea issue is a normal and regular act to
promote the maintenance of peace, stability, maritime security and safety in
the East Sea . This is to push up the peaceful settlement of disputes on the
basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) and existing agreements and commitments such as
the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea (DOC), the ASEAN Declaration
on Six-Point Principles and the latest Joint Statement of the 15th ASEAN-China
Summit on the 10th anniversary of DOC.
The spokesman made clear Vietnam
’s viewpoint on China ’s issuance of e-passports to its citizens with a map of
China including the dashed line.
The above deed by China violated
Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes as well as its
sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over related waters in the East
Sea , Nghi stressed.
Representatives from the
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry met with representatives of the Chinese Embassy in
Hanoi to hand a diplomatic note protesting the action and requesting China to
annul the contents printed in the above-mentioned e-passport, he added.
In response to the allegation
that the Vietnamese Government’s issuance of Decision No. 20 is to limit
foreign TV programmes, especially news, Nghi stated that the editing and
translation of foreign TV programmes on pay TV channels have been stipulated in
previously-issued legal documents, including Decision No. 79 issued by the
Prime Minister on July 18, 2002.
He said that regulations on
managing pay TV activities attached to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 20
dated March 24, 2011, was to detail editing and translation requirements for
existing foreign programmes in order to give Vietnamese residents better access
to foreign-language programmes.
The spokesman affirmed Vietnam ’s
policy of facilitating foreign businesses’ operations in the country in
different fields, including the television industry.
There are more than 70 foreign TV
programmes registering to provide pay TV services in Vietnam, Nghi said, adding
that the operations of many foreign pay TV channels will encourage and create
conditions for the development of the pay TV industry in Vietnam as well as
help local people gain better access to overseas information.
In the process of implementing
the regulation, Vietnam ’s authorised agencies continue to acquire and consider
opinions contributed by concerned parties, he said.
In reply to reporters’ question
on Vietnam ’s stance on the recent Israel-Palestine ceasefire agreement, the
spokesman said that Vietnam is deeply concerned with the serious violence
between Israel and Palestine , and the killing of hundreds of civilians,
including women and children.
Vietnam condemns all military
attacks causing losses of life and property to civilians, applauds efforts to
bring peace and stability to the region and calls on concerned parties to
respect the newly reached ceasefire agreement, he said.
VNA
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