(VOVworld)-Vietnam opposes all activities that violate its sovereignty as well as militarize and threaten peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

Vietnam's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh (Photo: VNA)

The statement was made on Friday by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh while answering reporters’ question on Vietnam’s response to new satellite images of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative which show that China appears to have installed weapons on seven geographic features in the East Sea. Mr. Binh stressed Vietnam is extremely worried about this imagery, noting that the country has sufficient legal foundation and historical evidence proving its sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes.