Czech experts laud Vietnam’s balanced, open external policy
Experts from the Czech Republic have expressed his concerns about the recent militarisation of China in the East Sea while lauding Vietnam’s balanced and open external policy.
Dr Takashi Hosoda, a lecturer at the Czech Republic’s Charles University (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – ওExperts from the Czech Republic have expressed his concerns about the recent militarisation of China in the East Sea while lauding Vietnam’s balanced and open external policy.
Speaking with Vietnam News Agency correspondents, Dr Takashi Hosoda, a lecturer at the Czech Republic’s Charles University, said that the policy has helped the country enhance economic development and consolidate national defence, while promoting the resolution of East Sea disputes by peaceful measures on the basis of international law. He reiterated the significance of maintaining security and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea and highly valued efforts of nations in the process. China’s actions have increased tension and negatively affected regional peace and stability, Hosoda said. The expert also noted that the US, the UK, Australia and Japan, among others, have protested militarisation activities in the East Sea by holding patrols within framework of the freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the area. Besides, he expressed his hope that the US will increase pressure to reduce China’s militarisation in the waters. Meanwhile, reporter Pavel Herman said the recent situation in the East Sea not only influenced Southeast Asian nations, but also European countries, especially in economy. Tension in the sea negatively affected international trade as there are important sea routes in the area. Maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea is very important in terms of geopolitics, strategies, economy and navigation security, he said. According to the reporter, China’s upgrading and building of artificial islands and militarisation activiites in the East Sea violated the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity, threating regional security and stability. Furthermore, he highly valued reactions of the European Union, the US and other related countries which condemned China’s illegal construction of artificial islands and militarisation activities in the East Sea.-VNA
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Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has voiced deep concern about reports that Chinese bombers had landed for the first time at an airport on the East Sea.
Chinese bombers’ landing and take-off drills on an airfield in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, which belongs to Vietnam but is occupied by China, are causing deep concerns and facing strong opposition from many countries regionally and globally.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang condemned Taiwan (China)’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago during a press conference in Hanoi on May 31.
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The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
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Dr Takashi Hosoda, a lecturer at the Czech Republic’s Charles University (Photo: VNA) 
