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Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang

Hang made the statement at the ministry's regular press conference in Hanoi on July 3 in response to a reporter's query about Vietnam’s reaction to the information that a Chinese vessel is carrying out illegal survey activities in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

All research and survey activities of foreign countries conducted in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, which have been established in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, without Vietnam’s permission, violate the nation’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction, the spokeswoman stressed.

Source: VNA