### [2021-11-11](/feed/2021/11/11/index.md)

##### Foreign relations of Tuvalu
# Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push to retain international recognition of its statehood and maritime borders in the event that rising sea levels completely submerge the country. 

Low-lying Pacific island nation, threatened by climate crisis, also wants to keep maritime zones if its land disappears


### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/11/tuvalu-seeks-to-retain-statehood-if-it-sinks-completely-as-sea-levels-rise) [Image](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/96c98226ebba80a666100fb788f2068335181554/119_229_1888_1133/master/1888.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5bf01f5b32118c7fd4b4ee9c74bc4ae3)

### Changes:

1. Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push for its statehood and maritime borders to continue to be recognised internationally in the event climate change submerges their land territory.  _2021-11-11 05:06:24 (First version)_
1. Tuvaluan Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Kofe announces that the island nation will push to retain international recognition of its statehood and maritime borders in the event that rising sea levels completely submerge the country.  _(Current version)_

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