010713SISITO CALLS FOR UNDERSTANDING
By Aloysius Laukai

The ABG minister for Veterans Affairs and Ex combatants member for CENTRAL Bougainville, DAVID SISITO has warned the people of Bougainville to understand that the timeframe for the Bougainville Peace Agreement was drawing nearer each day and make decisions for the common good of Bougainville.
He made these remarks in his closing remarks at the 5th Regional Forum on Panguna negotiations in BANA last Thursday.
MR. SISITO said that for Bougainville to move into economic recovery and economic self reliance, the ABG must raise a total on SEVENTY TWO MILLION KINA which can only happen when PANGUNA mine is re-opened.
He said that if the Bougainville Peace Agreement lapses in 2020 all their talk of Independence and landownership would be forfeited to the State of Papua New Guinea.
MR. SISITO said when this happens all Bougainville leaders and Ex combatants will be held for treason as all agreements with PNG will become null and void.
The Veterans Affairs Minister said that to avoid all these problems the Ex-combatants and landowners must agree to reopen the Panguna Copper mine.
On calls by women leaders to be given the chance to negotiate, MR. SISITO said that one hidden plan was that all Bougainville single women will be married by outsiders to own the land.
MR. SISITO said one plan was that if Bougainville fails to get independence a military base will be based on Bougainville to stop any future uprisings on Bougainville.

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