SOLOMON ISLANDS: PM arrives in PNG, apologises

Updated January 21, 2008 16:57:41

The Solomon islands' new prime minister, Doctor Derek Sikua, has arrived in neighbouring Papua New Guinea on the first leg of a trip which will also take him to Australia and New Zealand. He's holding talks with his PNG counterpart, Sir Michael Somare, in which he says he is going to apologise for some of the actions of the previous prime minister, Manasseh Sogovare. Our correspondent in Port Moresby, Firmin Nanol, says the welcome for Doctor Sikua today was rather different than that extended to his predecessor.

Presenter: Bruce Hill
Speakers: Firman Nanol, PNG correspondent