However, a week later Sato Kilman was re-elected as Prime Minister, and in a note dated 1 July 2011, Vanuatu Foreign Minister Alfred Carlot informed the government of Abkhazia that the Cabinet of Vanuatu had "voted in favour of supporting the Republic of Abkhazia in establishing diplomatic and financial ties".
然而，一周后佐藤基尔曼再次当选总理， 瓦努阿图外交部长阿尔弗雷德·卡洛特在2011年7月1日的一份说明中告知阿布哈兹政府，瓦努阿图内阁“投票赞成支持阿布哈兹共和国建立外交和金融关系”。