Vanuatu has signed a cooperation agreement with the independent republic of Georgia.
Foreign Minister Ralph Regenvanu met with his counterpart in Georgia this week, in the first visit from a Vanuatu Minister.
According to a release from Georgia's Foreign Ministry, Mr Regenvanu reaffirmed Vanuatu's support for Georgia's sovereignty.
Vanuatu Foreign Affairs Minister, Ralph Reganvanu Photo: Georgia govt
The two sides also discussed illegal actions by Russia in its former occupied territories of Georgia, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
The two foreign ministers then signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday.
Mr Regenvanu is scheduled to hold meetings with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili.