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Vanuatu critical infrastructure to remain 'free from militarisation' under Nakamal pact
Jotham Napat and Anthony Albanese signed the Nakamal agreement after months of negotiations. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy)
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed the Nakamal Agreement in Canberra.
It comes almost 10 months after Mr Napat pulled out of a planned signing ceremony in Port Vila, citing concerns around sovereignty.
Both countries have agreed to water down key clauses clearly aimed at limiting Chinese investment in Vanuatu's ports, airports and telecommunications.
Australia and Vanuatu have signed a landmark strategic pact after months of prolonged and sometimes acrimonious negotiations.
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally put pen to paper on the Nakamal Agreement this afternoon in Canberra, almost 10 months after Mr Napat pulled out of a planned signing ceremony in Port Vila, citing concerns around sovereignty.
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Anthony Albanese is celebrating an agreement signed with Vanuatu this morning, the Nakamal treaty, which has been ten months in the making.
Critically, the agreement states Vanuatuâs critical infrastructure will remain free from militarisation and the Pacific nation should not be used as a foreign military base.
The underlying reason? Ensuring China does not set up a military base in region. Speaking in Parliament House, Albanese says:
double quotation markThis is the bed rock of the relationship between our two nations, and of this agreement, mutual respect, trust and understanding.
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