9 Jul 2018

MP sure final Bougainville referendum issues will be sorted

From , 3:05 pm on 9 July 2018

The MP for South Bougainville in the Papua New Guinea national parliament is confident that outstanding matters will be sorted at a special Joint Supervisory Board meeting at the end of this month.

The JSB has the role of overseeing the Bougainville referendum on possible independence, set tentatively for June net year.

A meeting at the end of last month left a number of issues unresolved but Tim Masiu, who is also the deputy leader for the opposition, told Don Wiseman he believes they will be sorted at the next meeting.

Bougainville President John Momis and PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill at JSB meeting

Bougainville President John Momis and PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill at JSB meeting Photo: supplied