New york: The 35th meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS 35), held from June 23-27 at the UN headquarters in New York, has marked a new milestone in Vietnam’s maritime cooperation. For the first time, a Vietnamese representative was entrusted as the Chair of the meeting, highlighting the country’s active contributions to the event.
According to Vietnam News Agency, the meeting brought together representatives from 170 member states to review the work of key agencies established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). These agencies include the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the International Seabed Authority (ISA), and the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). Participants also discussed reports by the UN Secretary-General on ocean affairs and the law of the sea.