On March 14, 2015, Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent condolence message to Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade Sato Kilman of Vanuatu, extending sympathies and condolence over the heavy property loss and casualties left by the ferocious hurricane that hit Vanuatu. He also expressed that the Chinese government and people are ready to assist the government and people of Vanuatu in disaster relief within their capability.