Follow Vanuatu Investment Immigration and Vanuatu News: On January 21, 2015, Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu Xie Bohua and his wife, Zhao Yan, invited Vanuatu Foreign Minister Kilman and his wife to visit their residence. Ambassador Xie expressed his gratitude to Foreign Minister Kilman for attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu shortly before and for delivering an enthusiastic speech. Ambassador Xie stated that in August and November of last year, Vanuatu Prime Minister Natuman attended the opening ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games and the collective meeting between Chinese and Pacific Island leaders in Fiji, respectively, and held two important meetings with President Xi Jinping. Both sides reached a broad consensus on cooperation in various fields, marking a new stage in China-Vanuatu relations. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. China is willing to continue to strengthen communication and coordination with Vanuatu in multilateral fields such as the United Nations to jointly promote world peace and development.
Foreign Minister Kilman stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vanuatu more than 30 years ago, bilateral relations have become increasingly deep and stable. As Foreign Minister, he accompanied the Prime Minister of Vanuatu to meet with President Xi Jinping twice last year. The Vanuatu side highly appreciates the strategic partnership between China and Pacific Island countries advocated by China, cherishes the traditional friendship and cooperation in various fields with China, and will continue to firmly adhere to the One-China policy and strengthen coordination and cooperation with China in multilateral occasions such as the United Nations.