SOLS: PM calls for expanded RAMSI role

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Updated January 29, 2008 11:50:34

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Doctor Derek Sikua wants the four-year-old Regional Assistance Mission, RAMSI, to expand its role to have greater involvement in rural development. About 80 percent of Solomon Islanders live in the rural areas - but have largely been starved of development since independence almost 30 years ago.

Presenter: Sam Seke
Speakers: Doctor Derek Sikua, Solomon Islands Prime Minister

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