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Commenting that the US Embassy erased the map with Hoang Sa and Truong Sa from Vietnam, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed sovereignty over these two islands.
At a press conference on the afternoon of September 17, Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang received a request to comment on Vietnam’s response after the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi published a Vietnam map on Facebook had Hoang Sa and Truong Sa on 9/9, but then it was replaced by another image that does not have these two archipelagos.
“Vietnam always takes a position that sees Hoang Sa and Truong Sa as an inseparable part of Vietnamese territory. That coherent and consistent stance has been expressed many times, in many different ways, including at the United Nations, and it is respected and supported by many countries, ”said Ms Le Thi Thu Hang at the regular press conference. September 17 in the afternoon in Hanoi.
The US Embassy article was published on the opening of the 53rd Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM 53) and related conferences, including the content of cooperation with Vietnam, reviewing the relationship. partner for the past 25 years.
“Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, in accordance with international law,” said the spokesman for the Vietnam Foreign Ministry.
Phuong Thao
