CL 28/2017

Dear Hydrographer, Please find attached herewith : CL 28/2017 : NEW IHO MEMBER STATE - REPUBLIC OF VANUATU Yours sincerely, IHO M.MOLLET IHO File No. S1/3094 CIRCULAR LETTER 28/2017 07 March 2017 NEW IHO MEMBER STATE - REPUBLIC OF VANUATU Dear Hydrographer, 1. The IHO Secretariat has been informed by the Department (Ministry) of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of Monaco that the Republic of Vanuatu deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization on 17 February 2017. Accordingly, the IHO Secretariat is very pleased to announce that the Republic of Vanuatu has become the 87th Member State of the International Hydrographic Organization as of that date. 2. Separately, the Government of the Principality of Monaco, through normal diplomatic channels, is now informing the States Parties to the IHO Convention that, in conformity with Article XX, the Convention entered into force for Vanuatu on 17 February 2017. 3. The IHO Secretariat is delighted to welcome the Republic of Vanuatu to the IHO. Yours sincerely, Robert WARD Secretary-General Mapping our Seas, Oceans and Waterways - more important than ever