The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences

1-8

Authors: Nguyen Thanh Minh; Le Van Bao; Tran Ngoc Giap

The maritime delimitation between countries with contiguous seas is aimed at creating a clear maritime boundary, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for the development of marine economic fields. As a coastal country, it has maritime borders adjacent to many countries in the East Sea region. Over the past time, consistent view of settling disputes at sea with neighboring countries based on respect for independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the country, compliance with international law, especially UNCLOS 1982, through peaceful measures to find a fair solution for all parties, Vietnam has gradually negotiated and signed maritime delimitation agreements with China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The article focuses on analyzing and interpreting the process of maritime delimitation between Vietnam and relevant countries in the East Sea region in the period 1982 - 2022. On that basis, reviewing the achievements and shortcomings, limitations in the process of negotiating sea delimitation, drawing useful lessons to apply in the next stages of sea delimitation.