Vanuatu: France reaffirms sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter Islands

France maintains sovereignty over the Matthew and Hunter Islands, claimed by Vanuatu.

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These uninhabited islets secure a vast exclusive economic zone for New Caledonia.

Vanuatu has contested this sovereignty since its independence in 1980.

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