Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh was speaking on December 5 in response to media questions about Vietnam’s reaction to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee’s adoption of H.Res 714 Resolution concerning the East Sea.
"Vietnam praises the US House of Representatives for first ratifying such a resolution supporting the efforts for the peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea on the basis of international law towards the finalization of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the East Sea.”, the official said.
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on December 4 that stresses the need for a peaceful solution to maritime and jurisdictional disputes in the South China Sea (called East Sea in Vietnam) and the East China Sea on the basis of international law.
The resolution, coded H.Res-174, is the first of its kind and its adoption shows deep concern of US law makers about the increasingly complicated developments in the region, including the East Sea.
It re-affirms the US government’s strong support for freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region.
It condemns coercive actions or the use of force to impede these freedoms in international maritime domains and airspace, and urges the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), US allies and partners, and all claimants to seek peaceful solutions to disputes by fully abiding by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, towards formulating the Code of Conduct in the East Sea.
