Vietnam attends UN General Assembly meeting on oceans and law of sea
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(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is universal and unified, stated Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN.
 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga attends a UN General Assembly meeting |
She made the remark at a plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session which convened in New York on Tuesday to discuss item 77 on the UN agenda regarding oceans and the law of the sea.
Nga called on countries involved to respect and implement their duties to ensure peace, stability, and sustainable development of oceans and marine resources for benefits of people worldwide, as well as that of future generations.
Concerning the East Sea issue, the diplomat said Vietnam urged parties involved to refrain themselves and resettle conflicts by peaceful measures in line with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, to respect diplomatic and legal processes, and to continue their full implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC).
Vietnam welcomes the adoption of the framework for a code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea of ASEAN and China, Nga noted, suggesting the sides soon negotiate to build a feasible and legally-binding COC in accordance with the 1982 UNCLOS.
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