中越將海事爭端提交聯合國祕書長

China and Vietnam, which are involved in a tense standoff in the South China Sea, are pleading their case to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Beijing on Monday sent a paper to the U.N. chief, accusing Vietnam of "illegally and forcefully" disrupting Chinese oil drilling in waters claimed by both nations.

In the letter, China's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Wang Min said Vietnam was violating China's sovereignty and posing a "grave threat" to Chinese workers.

Vietnam later said it sent its own letter to Mr. Ban, demanding Beijing immediately withdraw the oil rig and all other ships, which it said violate Hanoi's sovereignty.

Hanoi also called on China to "create conditions" for talks on measures "to stabilize the situation and control the maritime issues between the two countries."中國和越南將南中國海爭端問題提交聯合國祕書長潘基文。目前中越兩國在南中國海形成緊張對峙局面。

北京星期一向潘基文遞交一份文件，指責越南在中越兩國都宣稱擁有主權的水域“非法強行”干擾中國的石油鑽探作業。

中國常駐聯合國副代表王民在提交潘基文的信件中說，越南侵犯了中國主權，並對中國工人構成嚴重威脅。

河內隨後表示，越南也向潘基文遞交了信件，要求北京立即撤出石油鑽井平臺和所有船隻。河內說，中國的做法侵犯了越南的主權。

此外，河內呼籲中國爲會談創造條件，以討論如何穩定局勢以及控制兩國間的海事問題。