Member responds to media statementTHE MEMBER for Eivo/Torau and...

Member responds to media statement

THE MEMBER for Eivo/Torau and the Chairman of the Central Bougainville Regional Parliamentary Committee Melchior Dare has responded to comments made by director of Karato resource owners company, Joe Bironoim.
“In my capacity as the member for Eivo/Torau constituency, I regret to say that Joe Bironoim has not consulted my Eivo chiefs, clan chiefs, elites of Eivo Torau, to release such insensitive media statement that is not representative of Eivo/Torau people and more so, legitimate clan resource owners groups collectively.” Mr Dare said.
He stated that to draw lines between and state their position as central regional parliamentary committee members, we share commendation to BCL and challenge that local resource owner’s company’s initiatives will take a long while, to operate feasibly and monetarily viable to become operational and bring about fiscal economic self reliant to Autonomous Bougainville and its people.
“It will certainly require concerted effort, time resource capacity and energy by all players in the joint venture investment partnership and ABG as legitimate Government and custodian of the Bougainville peace agreement,” Mr Dare said.
He added that the central members have thanked BCL executive director Paul Coleman to take a bold stand to come physically to Buka.
“It has been a privilege for Mr Coleman to genuinely and humbly come to Bougainville with open policy to listen and further understand players and key stake holders in the spirit to listen and understand, the immediate pressing matters affecting Bougainvilleans as a whole and special targeted population in Panguna lease affected areas,” Mr Dare said.
The director also said it will certainly help BCL to strategically plan and intervene with its monetary capacity that is highly anticipated and available unlike other investors unknown to Bougainville.
BCL in known to Bougainville mining industry investor in the pre colonial days to pre crisis era with its former Panguna mine operation.
“Our political position is to hold BCL responsible and accountable at this crucial phase for Bougainville’s future,”he said.
“If BCL is the culprit to cause conflict and crisis on Bougainville then we Bougainvilleans must open joint collaborative consultation and dialogue at this crucial time to embark on BCL to be responsible to address immediate and pressing peoples grievances.” He said.
“We cannot shy away from main players like BCL.”
“It is unreliable to explore with new joint venture investors that have not proven to Bougainvilleans. Mr. Dare said.
He also said there are obvious constraints and impediments in negotiating new genuine joint venture investment partnership for resource owners without a capacity in negotiating management and capital investment.
“The central Bougainville Regional Parliamentary committee wish to applaud and commend Mr Coleman on behalf of BCL for realising and to make commitment towards maintaining stem positions, on the new deal new Bougainville Copper Agreement (BCA) on future mining investment dealings o Bougainville between resource owners and ABG in post conflict Bougainville,” Mr Dare said.
Paul Coleman has offered to genuinely address primary terms and conditions from “Bel Kol” money, compensation, fund peace and reconciliation and build and enhance capacity of PLOA with office space, and special technical advisers.