Vanuatu, New Caledonia to discuss maritime boundary

A high level meeting between the governments of Vanuatu and France will be held next month to discuss the maritime boundary between Vanuatu and French territory of New Caledonia.

The meeting will take place in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

It has been decided between the two countries that the high level talk to take place on neutral ground.

Since the independence of Vanuatu in 1980, it has been a long standing issue between the two governments to agree on their maritime boundary.

Vanuatu and Solomon Islands signed an agreement known as Motalava Agreement on their maritime boundary last year.

 

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