14th Ocean Dialogue opens in Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign delegates attended the 14th Ocean Dialogue themed “Dispute settlement mechanisms: UNCLOS’ indispensable guardians” held in Hanoi this week by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the German NGO Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
 Delegates attend the 14th Ocean Dialogue (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
The delegates agreed that the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is one of the greatest achievements of the international community in establishing a legal order at sea, and it continues to hold its value amid increasingly complex maritime disputes. Adhering to UNCLOS is not only the right choice but also a sustainable solution to safeguard the interests of individual nations and the region as a whole.
Initiated by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in 2017, the Ocean Dialogue has created a forum to connect experts and policy makers in designing policies concerning the law of the sea.