The responsibility for ensuring nuclear safety and security belong to states, but it requires strong and transparent international cooperation in information sharing and responsible response if any incident or accident occurs, Viet told reporters at the ministry's press briefing on Thursday.

Viet Nam upholds the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, protection of marine environment and marine resources in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency, he affirmed./.