09-06-2009
The Vietnamese foreign ministry has called the Chinese embassy in Ha Noi urging China to cease operations at sea that interfere with Vietnamese fishermen.
"The Chinese side has recently enforced an order to ban fishing in a number of areas, including some in the East Sea under Viet Nam’s sovereignty, and has increased patrols to seize fishing vessels operating in those areas," ministry spokesman Le Dung told reporters in Ha Noi yesterday.
On Thursday, deputy foreign minister Ho Xuan Son contacted Chinese Ambassador to Viet Nam Sun Quoqiang about the situation which, he said, has been interfering with the normal activities of Vietnamese fishermen in their traditional fishing fields.
Dung said that Son told the Chinese ambassador that "this has caused indignation among the public, bringing no benefit to bilateral relations," and he requested the Chinese side stop operations that prevent Vietnamese fishermen from going about their daily business in marine areas under Vietnamese sovereignty.
The Chinese ambassador promised to report Viet Nam’s concerns to his country’s leadership, Dung said
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