Bougainville opposes Australian advisor plan
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Papua New Guinea's Autonomous Bougainville region is opposing Australian plans to engage advisors in its government.
Australia through its international aid agency AusAid has put forward an advisory submission to the Bougainville government.
It wants Australian officials to be placed in advisory roles in the Bougainville government administration.
However Bougainville Commerce and Trade minister Joseph Watawi says there has been no consultation with the Bougainville government.
Mr Watawi says the proposal was done in Canberra, and told Radio Australia's Firmin Nanol that the Bougainville government will not allow it to be forced through.
But Australian government officials in PNG say the advisory postions have already been jointly agreed to by the Bougainville and Australian governments.
