09/03/2013
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on March 7th affirmed Vietnamese sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.
He said that as he answered reporters’ queries regarding Vietnam ’s response to the recent Chinese sea patrol in the East Sea , including the country’s two archipelagoes.
All actions in the region that take place without Vietnam ’s permission are violations of its sovereignty which the country resolutely opposes, the official added.-VNA
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