Nice, June 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reaffirmed ASEAN's position that upholds the values of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - the "Constitution of the Oceans" - and its implementing agreements, as the comprehensive legal framework governing all activities in the oceans and seas. Presenting a keynote speech on behalf of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the plenary session of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France, the PM emphasised ASEAN's vital geographical position, which has for generations been at the heart of a maritime Asia-a convergence point of trade flows, cultures, and cooperation for centuries. The East Sea (...