Viet Nam always respects freedom of navigation, overflight in East Sea: Foreign Ministry
Viet Nam, as a State Party to UNCLOS 1982 and a coastal nation bordering the East Sea/ South China Sea, always respects the rights to freedom of navigation and overflight of all countries in the East Sea/ South China Sea in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).