瓦努阿图总理指责澳洲部长声称瓦努阿图警方与中国的谈话是误导。 Vanuatu’s PM rebukes Australia’s minister over claims that Vanuatu’s police talks with China were misleading.

澳大利亚太平洋部长帕特·康罗伊(Pat Conroy)面对瓦努阿图警察部长安德鲁·纳普阿特(Andrew Napuat)的批评。 他敦促康罗伊在淡化瓦努阿图与中国签署警务备忘录的报道后“查证事实 ” 。 Australia’s Pacific minister Pat Conroy faced criticism from Vanuatu’s Police Minister Andrew Napuat, who urged Conroy to “check his facts” after he downplayed reports of Vanuatu pursuing a policing memorandum with China. Napuat澄清说,这项行动是一项全政府的决定,旨在澄清外国警察合作规则,而不设立中国常驻机构,指出中国在瓦努阿图的警务作用已经有限,而且该国已通知澳大利亚。 Napuat clarified the move was a government-wide decision aimed at clarifying rules for foreign police cooperation without establishing a permanent Chinese presence, noting China already has a limited policing role in Vanuatu and that the country had informed Australia. Conroy在申明尊重瓦努阿图主权的同时,说这种讨论并非出乎意料,因为澳大利亚与该国谈判自己的安全协定。 Conroy, while affirming respect for Vanuatu’s sovereignty, said such discussions were not unexpected as Australia negotiates its own security agreement with the nation. 消息来源说,Conroy的评论脱离了背景,没有反映与瓦努阿图政府的不同意见。 Sources said Conroy’s comments were taken out of context and did not reflect disagreement with Vanuatu’s government. 澳大利亚继续促进在太平洋建立排除或限制中国参与的安全伙伴关系,正如在与瑙鲁和巴布亚新几内亚的类似交易中所看到的那样,澳大利亚仍然希望与瓦努阿图达成新的协议,尽管对限制其他国家资金的担忧的5亿美元发展协议陷入僵局,但与瓦努阿图的新协议将最终确定下来。 Australia continues to promote security partnerships in the Pacific that exclude or limit Chinese involvement, as seen in similar deals with Nauru and Papua New Guinea, and remains hopeful a new agreement with Vanuatu will be finalized despite the stalled $500 million development pact over concerns about restricting other nations’ funding.