Vietnam reaffirms sovereignty over Spratly and Paracels islands

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Thi Thu Hang at the press briefing held in Hanoi. - The Vietnam News/Asian News Network

HANOI, July 20 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam has a full legal foundation and historical evidence to back up its sovereignty claims over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands and calls for all countries to respect international law.

The foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the remarks during a press briefing in response to Chinese foreign spokeswoman Hua Chunying’s series of tweets on the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as the East Sea).