(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) W york june 10 (qna) - a chinese deputy permanent representative to the united nations wang min sent a note to un secretary-general ban ki-moon presenting documents making clear vietnam's provocation and china's stance regarding the xisha islands in the south china sea.
in the note wang min also asked ban to circulate the documents as un general assembly documents among all un member states according to china's (xinhua) news agency.
he noted that the actions of the vietnamese side which illegally and forcefully disrupted the chinese operation were serious infringements upon china's sovereignty sovereign rights and jurisdiction grave threats to the safety of chinese personnel and the hysy 981 drilling rig and gross violations of the relevant international laws including the charter of the united nations the 1982 un convention on the law of the sea (unclos) and 1988 convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of maritime navigation and the protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of fixed platforms located on the continental shelf.
"such actions also undermined the freedom and safety of navigation in these waters and damaged peace and stability in the region" wang added.
the chinese envoy stressed that xisha islands are an inherent part of china's territory over which there is no dispute.
wang quoted the documents as saying that prior to 1974 none of the successive vietnamese governments had ever challenged china 's sovereignty over the xisha islands.
but now wang noted the vietnamese government goes back on its word by making territorial claims over china's xisha islands which is a gross violation of the principles of international law including the principle of estoppel and the basic norms governing international relations.
wang reiterated that china urges vietnam to bear in mind the overall interests of the bilateral relations and peace and stability in the south china sea respect china's sovereignty sovereign rights and jurisdiction immediately stop all forms of disruptions of the chinese operation and withdraw all vessels and personnel from the site so as to ease the tension and restore tranquility at sea as early as possible. (qna)
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