isabel government: 'we will not take side'

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We will not take side: PS

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 14:35
BRADFORD THEONOMI
ISABEL PROVINCIAL Government will not take side in the ongoing controversy over the nickel-mining project on San Jorge and Takata. Isabel Provincial Secretary, Adrian Toni told this paper in an interview.

Mr Toni said the Province will not take side on any of the two companies that are currently having interest on the nickel deposit on Isabel.

At the moment there is an investigation into the two companies over the legality of their business status which the government of Isabel is not part of.

?Let me make it clear here that the Isabel Provincial Government has no association whatsoever with the two companies.

?We will only accept any company that abide by the legal procedures according to the sovereign law of this country.?

An internal investigation is being carried out by the Prime Minister Office into the nickel project which has come under the spotlight.

The investigation was commissioned to find out the legal status of Sumitomo and Axiom, how they were given their current business status here in the country.