050112TANIS DEPARTS BUKA
By New Dawn Media:

FORMER president of the Autonomous Bougainville Government James Tanis will travel to Canberra, Australia tomorrow to undertake an eighteen-month Master’s course on International Affairs.

Tanis’ study is funded by the Australian Government under its AusAID Development scholarship of which 170 Papua New Guineans including five Bougainvilleans would benefit from this year.

He thanked the government and people of Australia for giving him the opportunity to study.

He added that compared to Bougainville presidents the late Joseph Kabui and John Momis, he had no formal education in international relations but had a vast experience in international affairs.

Tanis said leadership is a profession and urged that to be a leader one must be well versed on the latest level of education and technology.

Tanis assured the people of Bougainville that he would return to add value to the countless efforts of the people and government of the Autonomous Bougainville in rebuilding peace and prosperity.

He also urged the leaders of Bougainville to work hard to achieve a successful outcome on the weapons disposal program.

Tanis warned that Bougainville’s sovereign partners are watching and he urged that for a continued good relations with development partners like Australia and New Zealand, Bougainville leaders must support all local partners in delivering on the weapons disposal program.

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