Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:00:51 GMT-1000 From: "Vikki John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: (Fwd) BOUGAINVILLE MEDIA RELEASE, 15 Nov 98 BOUGAINVILLE INTERIM GOVERNMENT Office of the Secretary News Release For Immediate Release, 15th November 1998 The Hague The Netherlands. "BIG/BRA is strongly opposed to the idea of joint Civic Action on Bougainville by members of the New Zealand military personnel and PNGDF being initiated outside of the spirit of the Lincoln Agreement and other related Agreements", the Secretary of the Bougainville Interim Government Mr Martin Miriori said. Mr.Miriori said that as far BIG/BRA are concerned, no prior consultations were made with any of the other two parties namely BIG/BRA and BTG regarding such a proposal. "The PPCC Meeting is the only appropriate forum and mechanism through which proposals such as this should be first submitted to all parties for consideration", said Mr.Miriori. Mr.Miriori added that for the purposes of complete transparency and full cooperation in the process, other contributing member states to the PMG would need to be very careful that they do not try to tarnish their own credibility of being neutral monitors, by initiating and encouraging PNG to be involved in such activities "behind the back" of the other parties to the Lincoln Agreement. "It is very clearly stipulated, both in the Lincoln and the Cease-fire Agreements that PNGDF MUST COMPLETELY WITHDRAW FROM BOUGAINVILLE UNDER THE PHASED WITHDRAWAL ARRANGEMENT". "Our people simply do not want to see the continuous presence of either PNGDF or Police Riot Squad members in any shape or form on the island", Mr.Miriori said. "Bougainvilleans would however welcome the deployment of the military personnel from other neutral countries including New Zealand and Australia to work together with them on this type of joint projects under restoration and development programmes on the island" concluded Secretary Miriori. For further Information please contact Mr.Miriori on: +31 70 427 7027 tele/fax and +31 65 553 1146 mobile. ********************************************************************** This public article was forwarded by NOBBY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Mail subscriptions to me with subjects: "subscribe BougI-[x?]L" or "change to ..-[x?]L" <your_eMail-adr>. [BougI-xL] is the eXcerpt of [BougI-L].
