The ABG Minister for Natural Resources which covers mining, Michael Oni says Panguna leadership is united and ready to negotiate an agreement with BCL on how the new mining agreement will be made.
He made these remarks when responding to questions from the participants of the Panguna negotiation forum in Buka yesterday.
Mr. Oni said that through the Panguna Communique signed by the late Kabui government the people of Panguna are now ready to discuss their differences and find a common ground to start negotiations.
Minister said that the ABG is looking with working with BCL as it knows the issues the people of Bougainville have been talking about in the few years. Minister Oni said other outstanding issues would be discussed during the negotiations.
He said that the ABG through the mining division has been having meetings with the landowners and would continue until everything is settled.
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