August 24, 2023
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The government of Vanuatu hopes the long-standing joint submission with Fiji and Solomon Islands to extend their outer limits of the continental shelf in the North Fiji Basin will be resolved soon. In 2009, the three coastal states lodged their interest to extend the outer limits of their continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline of their territorial sea. Speaking to Pacific journalists in Denarau on the margins of the regional ocean governance dialogue, senior Vanuatu government official Steve Willie Hango is confident the long standing issue may be resolved soon.
