On the afternoon of July 18, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang answered questions from the press about Vietnam's submission of the Continental Shelf Boundary extending beyond 200 nautical miles of Vietnam in the Middle East Sea to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
Ms. Pham Thu Hang emphasized: "Vietnam's position has been stated very clearly in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Vietnam's submission of the Boundary of the Continental Shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles in the middle of the East Sea".
The Foreign Ministry spokesman added: "To show Vietnam's goodwill and sense of responsibility, Vietnam has notified relevant countries about this issue through diplomatic channels."
According to Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang, "all discussions took place in a sincere, friendly and frank atmosphere. All countries recognized and respected Vietnam's right to submit the Continental Shelf Boundary Submission." extending beyond 200 nautical miles in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS).
Previously, on July 17 (US East Coast time), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang - Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations - and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Headed by Ambassador Trinh Duc Hai - Vice Chairman of the National Border Committee, officially submitted the dossier to submit the boundary of the continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles of Vietnam in the Middle East Sea to the Committee. United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
On the same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a Statement on Vietnam's submission of the above submission.
