Gulf oil states on a Pacific charm offensive
Businessman Milroy Cainton, who was recently appointed as Vanuatu's special envoy to the Emirates, said it was clear the Gulf states wanted friends in the Pacific.
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This photo taken on June 22, 2023, shows a small solar farm funded by the United Arab Emirates next to Vanuatu's parliament in Port Vila. AFP
By NewVision Reporter
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Gulf oil states are using their vast wealth to build influence across the far-flung South Pacific, experts have told AFP, tearing a page straight out of China's Belt and Road