UN congratulates PNG and B’ville on referendum date
THE United Nations in Papua New Guinea has congratulated the governments of PNG and Bougainville for confirming a date for the independence referendum.
In a statement this week, the UN said the referendum would give the people of Bougainville the opportunity to express their opinion on the future political status of the autonomous Region of Bougainville, as guaranteed in the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement.
A meeting of the joint supervisory body last Friday set the poll to start from October 12.
The UN resident coordinator, Gianluca Rampolla, said the decision highlighted again the strong commitment of the two governments to work together to continue to support peace in Bougainville.
He had also welcomed the joint supervisory body engaging with the post-referendum planning taskforce.
The UN said it would continue to partner with both governments, recognising that the referendum was an important step in the process, to be followed by a consultation phase between the two governments before the National Parliament exercises its final decision-making authority.
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