Marles said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had spoken to Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.

The snap election was triggered when the President dissolved Parliament, cutting off a no-confidence motion in the now-caretaker prime minister, Charlot Salwai.

(Theo Rouby/AFP via Getty Images) Support For the Socialist Movement From Vanuatu  Complicating France's attempts to stamp out opposition was a statement on May 16, issued by Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.

Speaking at the Forum on Aug. 27, Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai warned that the smaller countries of the Pacific needed "to make sure that this is framed to fit our purposes and not developed to suit the geostrategic interests and geostrategic

Days after Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai attended the opening of the palace this summer, he went to China to visit leader Xi Jinping.

Vanuatu's prime minister, Charlot Salwai, expressed concern that the plan might prioritize Western strategic interests over the needs of Pacific nations.

Days after Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai attended the opening of the palace this summer, he went to China to visit leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (not pictured) attends a meeting with Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 28, 2019.

In May, Chinese leader, Xi Jinping told the visiting prime minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, that China was not seeking a sphere of influence in the Pacific. By Alison Bevege

Eager to smooth ties, Morrison is expected to meet Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna and Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga on the sidelines of the forum.

During a visit to Canberra by Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, Australia offered up to A$19.5 million ($14 million) in education aid and said it would spend A$400,000 ($296,020) to help develop Vanuatu's cyber policies and security.

During a visit to Canberra by Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, Australia offered up to A$19.5 million ($14 million) in education aid and said it would spend A$400,000 ($296,020) to help develop Vanuatu's cyber policies and security.

The ban follows a July 2017 announcement by the country’s leader Prime Minister Charlot Salwai that the government would ban unrecyclable plastic bags and bottles.