中越将海事争端提交联合国秘书长

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."中国和越南将南中国海争端问题提交联合国秘书长潘基文。目前中越两国在南中国海形成紧张对峙局面。

北京星期一向潘基文递交一份文件，指责越南在中越两国都宣称拥有主权的水域“非法强行”干扰中国的石油钻探作业。

中国常驻联合国副代表王民在提交潘基文的信件中说，越南侵犯了中国主权，并对中国工人构成严重威胁。

河内随后表示，越南也向潘基文递交了信件，要求北京立即撤出石油钻井平台和所有船只。河内说，中国的做法侵犯了越南的主权。

此外，河内呼吁中国为会谈创造条件，以讨论如何稳定局势以及控制两国间的海事问题。