Protest against inhumane actions against Vietnamese fishermen

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of October 15, responding to information about a Chinese ship robbing and sinking a fishing boat from Quang Ngai on September 29, Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said that the authorities are verifying and emphasized: "Once again, we strongly oppose any act of inhumane treatment, use or threat of use of force against Vietnamese fishermen in any case."

According to Mr. Binh, Vietnam has repeatedly affirmed its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago.

This is a traditional fishing ground for Vietnamese fishermen for generations. If foreign vessels prevent the normal and legal activities of Vietnamese fishermen in this area, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have an official and appropriate response.

Border guards and Quang Ngai Provincial Police took the statement of Captain Dung - Photo: Tran Mai.

Responding to a question about Taiwan increasing its presence on small islands in Vietnam's Truong Sa archipelago, Mr. Binh affirmed that Vietnam has full legal grounds and historical evidence of its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

Any actions by other parties in the Truong Sa archipelago without Vietnam's consent are legally invalid.

Regarding the 2014 international religious freedom report published by the US State Department, which mentioned the situation of religious freedom in Vietnam, Mr. Binh said: "The consistent policy of the Vietnamese State is to respect and ensure the rights to freedom of belief, religion and freedom of non-belief and religion of citizens", and affirmed that Vietnamese law strictly prohibits discrimination against citizens for reasons of

belief, religion

According to Tuoi Tre