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Vanuatu Foreign Minister: recognition of Abkhazia has "not changed"

In a 31 March interview with RIA Novosti, Vanuatu's Foreign Minister Sato Kilman confirmed that Vanuatu does in fact still recognise Abkhazia.

Vanuatu's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has received a lot of pushback throughout the years. When the news first broke in 2011, Vanuatu's representative to the United Nations Donald …

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Georgia and Vanuatu establish diplomatic relations

On 12 July, Georgia's Foreign Ministry announced that diplomatic relations had been established with Vanuatu. The news comes as no surprise as the intention to do so was already expressed by Vanuatu's former Minister for Foreign Affairs Alfred Carlot in March, and by Vanuatu's new government in April. Furthermore, with …

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