Press Release No 02 - January, 31, 2005
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VỤ THÔNG TIN BÁO CHÍ, BỘ NGOẠI GIAO NƯỚC CHXHCN VIỆT
Press & Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of SR of
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I- MAIN DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITIES IN THE 2nd HALF OF JANUARY 2005
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INWARD VISITS
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II- ANSWERS BY FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LE DZUNG TO QUESTIONS FROM CORRESPONDENTS (in chronological order)<!-- Lotus-Domino (Release 4.6.1 (Intl) - 3 March 1998 on Windows NT/Intel) -->
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VNA and some correspondents: Please advise
Answer:
Those Vietnamese attacked, killed, injured and captured by the Chinese maritime police are honest fishermen, who were fishing in the western side of the
The use of weapons by Chinese maritime police to kill innocent Vietnamese is a serious violation of international laws, the Agreement on the Delimitation of the
Immediately after the incident, the Ministry Foreign Affairs of Vietnam requested China to take immediate measures to prevent and put an end to similar wrongful acts, carry out investigations, strictly punish the killers, repatriate the detainees and the bodies of the dead as well as return their ships and property, compensate the Vietnamese fishermen for their losses, promptly arrange a consular visit by Vietnamese representative agencies to the injured and detained fishermen and hold, at an early date, a meeting of the Joint Commission on Fishery Cooperation in the Tonkin Gulf to discuss measures to stabilize the situation.
Following that request, the representatives of the Vietnamese General Consulate in Guang Zhou will visit the detainees on January 21st.
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