TECHNICAL teams from the national government and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville government will meet to review the powers and functions between the governments.
The Bougainville government will focus on the progress of a memorandum of understanding on the transfer of fisheries, police, works and community development functions and powers.
The meeting will look at updating the implementation of MoUs on education, health, agriculture, lands, technical services and symbolic powers and functions.
Team leader and deputy administrator policy for Bougainville Raymond Masono said the meeting would elaborate on the implementation of stages 2 and 3 of the strategic framework on the transfer of mining functions and powers.
He said two new submissions – the notice of intention to transfer the public service function and powers from the national government to the ABG and issues related to the framework for negotiation of reopening the Panguna mine – would be submitted.
Masono said the meeting would be tabling recommendations on steps forward on the review of the autonomy arrangement and preparations for referendum on the future political status of Bougainville.
The meeting will discuss the joint ABG/national government reconciliation and weapons disposal programme.
The ABG team had arrived in Kokopo while members of the PNG team were expected to arrive today.
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