France Asserts Claim on Disputed Pacific Islands as Vanuatu Appeals to ICJ
Vanuatu asked the court to rule on sovereignty and a maritime boundary, while the islands give France a 350,000-square-kilometer exclusive economic zone.
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Two islands of the Pacific at the centre of a dispute between Vanuatu and France
Vanuatu plans to initiate proceedings against France before the International Court of Justice concerning the islands of Matthew and Hunter in the Pacific. Hexagon quickly responded: the Minister responsible for La Francophonie excluded this Wednesday any renunciation of French sovereignty. These disputed islands guarantee an exclusive economic zone. - "A firm position": facing Vanuatu, Paris reaffirms its sovereignty over two French islands of …
"France's position is clear and firm. It is a position of dialogue, a position of openness, but it is above all a reminder of France's sovereignty over these islands," said the Minister responsible for La Francophonie and International Partnerships.
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