Hundreds of, Vietnamese
nationals, students and international friends marched along the streets of the
Swiss capital Bern, on June 21, opposing China’s escalating violations in the
East Sea.
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Protest
in Swiss oppose
China’s provocation in East Sea
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Converging on the
Helvetiaplatz where demonstrations take place, a representative from the
Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Organisation, emphasised that Vietnam’s stance
towards the peaceful settlement of the territorial dispute with China has
received mass support from around the globe, while China is condemned for
its unilaterally illegal acts.
He highlighted that China’s
deployment of Haiyang Shiyou-981 and land reclamation for other constructions
in the East Sea seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and
jurisdiction, the 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on the Conduct of Parties
in the East Sea (DOC), and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It gravely threatens peace and stability in the
region and wider world, creating a dangerous precedent of behavior among
nations.
Philippe Schneider, head of
the Ministry of Defence’s projects, said China, one of the five members of the
United Nations Security Council (UNSC), must take responsibility for keeping
international peace and security. However, the recent happenings in the East
Sea show China has failed to meet its international commitment.
Like other countries in the
world, Vietnam desires peace and opposes the use of force and threat to use
force to infringe upon a country’s sovereignty.
Friendship Associations
with Vietnam in Germany, Denmark, France, Galicia in Portugal, Italy and
Switzerland issued statements, requesting China to withdraw its drilling oil
rig out of Vietnam’s waters.
Source:
VOV
