A major reconciliation event has provided a security assurance for Bougainville's upcoming independence referendum.
Members of former warring groups in Bougainville have held their reconciliation in Kokopo, the capital of Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province.
The two-day reconciliation involves former Bougainvillean combatants and members of PNG's security forces.
The Youth and Media representative for the Bougainville Unification Core Group, Gerald Tulu Manu-Peni, spoke to Johnny Blades prior to day two of the event.
Gerald Tulu Manu-Peni, centre, of the Bougainville Unification Core Group. Photo: Facebook / Bougainville Unification Core GROUP
