Vietnam files claim with UN to extended continental shelf in South China Sea


The Vietnam Foreign Ministry delegation presenting the submission during the ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 17, 2024. - VNA/VNS

ANKARA: Vietnam has submitted a claim with the United Nations (UN) at its headquarters in New York on July 17 to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday (July 18).

In a statement, the ministry said the country's representatives at the UN submitted information to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond the current 200 nautical miles, Anadolu Agency reported.

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