Hanoi(VNA) – Upholding the rule of law is fundamental to maintaining peace and security in the East (South China) Sea, said experts at a maritime workshop in Hanoi on November 29.
The international workshop themed “Navigating towards the free and open seas of Asia: the Rule of Law and International Cooperation”, brought together some 70 legal experts and international affairs scholars from Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Co-organised by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Embassy of Japan and the British Embassy, the workshop was the first collaborative event between the three countries in efforts to exchange views and propose mechanism for further cooperation based on international law.
The arbitral ruling on July 12 in The Hague, the Netherlands, was deemed a landmark event on the way to resolve complicated disputes in the East Sea even through China refused to either participate in or acknowledge the findings.
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