On the morning of September 18, 2019, on behalf of CAAC, Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu Zhou Haicheng and Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of Vanuatu signed an MOU between the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu, and initialed bilateral air service agreement.

The signing of the two agreements represents an important step taken to implement consensus reached by the top leaders of the two countries and a joint effort to promote the Belt and Road Initiative. They are of great significance to the tightening of relations as well as civil aviation ties between China and Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the agreements also laid down legal basis for air carriers of both countries for launching flights or engaging in commercial cooperation such as code sharing, effectively supporting further development of economic and trade cooperation and people’s travel.