Vietnam hopes all countries will contribute to peace and stability in the South China Sea

Le Thi Thu Hang, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. - The Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Feb 6 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam always welcomes the stance of any country regarding the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as the East Sea) that are in line with international law, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on Thursday.

Hang made the statement during a national press briefing, held virtually due to the new clusters of Covid-19 community cases in Hà Nội, when asked for Vietnam's response to the recent UK-Japan statement regarding the South China Sea.