22 Jul 2013

Vanuatu foreign minister critical of Goiset

1:33 pm on 22 July 2013

Vanuatu's foreign minister Edward Natapei says a law will have to be reviewed after the former roving ambassador to Russia and Eastern countries was sacked for not performing her duties.

Mr Natapei says the Foreign Service Act needs attention after Thi Tham Goiset failed to carry out the duties in accordance with the terms of her diplomatic mandate.

Mr Natapei said her actions were undiplomatic and disrespectful to those countries.

Mrs Goiset was also the ambassador to Malaysia and countries in the Middle East.

She took the Government to court for unfair dismissal but was unsuccessful.

Her contract reportedly gave her a 15 percent cut on any foreign funding she secured for Vanuatu.