Fourth international seminar on East Sea concludes
(VGP - 22/11/2012) - The fourth international seminar on the East Sea wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21 after three days of sitting.
The event, themed “East Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development” drew 200 delegates, including 100 international representatives from 27 countries and territories.
President of the Diplomacy Academy of Viet Nam, Dang Dinh Quy, said the seminar was of scholarly quality with frank and constructive discussions.
Delegates at the event analyzed and exchanged views on the causes of tension in the East Sea , assessed factors that influence the making and implementation of East Sea policies in some countries, and further analyzed the interests and roles of parties directly and indirectly concerned in the dispute.
According to Quy, recommendations made at the seminar focused on promoting trust building measures, clarifying claims in accordance with international law - especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea - and enhancing the formation of regional cooperation mechanisms and frameworks, in particular the Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.
They also asked concerned parties to employ self control and abide by committed agreements, especially commitments to avoid the use of force and threat to use force, but to deal with disputes through peaceful means, respecting the UN Charter, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea , of which the concerned partiers are members.
At the seminar, participating scholars agreed that the East Sea is increasingly of interest to countries in and outside the region in a time when the world’s economic and political focus is shifting towards Asia-Pacific, particularly when big countries, including the US, China and other regional countries consider sea territory as the most important security and development space in the 21st century.
Delegates at the event analyzed and exchanged views on the causes of tension in the East Sea , assessed factors that influence the making and implementation of East Sea policies in some countries, and further analyzed the interests and roles of parties directly and indirectly concerned in the dispute.
According to Quy, recommendations made at the seminar focused on promoting trust building measures, clarifying claims in accordance with international law - especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea - and enhancing the formation of regional cooperation mechanisms and frameworks, in particular the Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.
They also asked concerned parties to employ self control and abide by committed agreements, especially commitments to avoid the use of force and threat to use force, but to deal with disputes through peaceful means, respecting the UN Charter, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea , of which the concerned partiers are members.
At the seminar, participating scholars agreed that the East Sea is increasingly of interest to countries in and outside the region in a time when the world’s economic and political focus is shifting towards Asia-Pacific, particularly when big countries, including the US, China and other regional countries consider sea territory as the most important security and development space in the 21st century.
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