An estimated 1,000 Overseas
Vietnamese (OVs) joined hands with German friends on June 22 in a peaceful
march in Frankfurt, vociferously decrying China’s escalating violations in the
East Sea.
Marchers came from cities
throughout Germany including Frankfurt, Offenbach, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Erfurt,
Nuernberg, Muenchen, Hamburg and Bremen to join in the rally, demonstrating
support for Vietnam’s persistent stance of resolving the dispute through
peaceful measures.
The march provided an
opportune occasion for OVs in Germany to raise their voices in denunciation of
China’s unilateral acts in the East Sea and show their patriotic love of their
homeland.
They called on peace lovers
from around the globe to stand shoulder to shoulder in opposition to Chinese
aggression, including the inhumane acts towards Vietnamese fishermen.
A German friend Rocco
Fritzchka said his conscience beckoned him to support Vietnam’s struggle
against China’s illegal acts in the East Sea.
The organising board
distributed thousands of posters and placards condemning China’s violations and
sent an open note of protest to the Chinese Government through the consulate
general in Frankfurt.
This is the second
demonstration staged by OVs and international friends in Frankfurt in
opposition to China since it deployed the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig deep inside
Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone early May.
Source:
VOV/VNA
