October 01, 2019 | 20:17 (GMT+7)
Exhibition on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa opens in Binh Thuan
PANO - The Binh Thuan provincial Department of Information and Communications opened a three-week exhibition entitled “Hoang Sa (Paracel), Truong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam - Historical and legal evidence” on September 30 in Tanh Linh district.
On display are nearly 100 maps related to Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos that were published by Vietnam and other countries along with a number of legal documents issued by the Vietnamese feudal courts between the 17th to 20th centuries.
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Delegates visiting the exhibition (Photo: baoquankhu7.vn) |
These documents have confirmed Vietnam’s early establishment, exercising, and protection of its sovereignty over the two archipelagos.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Duong Tu, Deputy Head of the department, emphasized the importance of the exhibition in helping raise the awareness and responsibility of local cadres, troops, and people of firmly safeguarding national sovereignty over its seas and islands.
Source: PAN/baobinhthuan
Translated by Mai Huong