SOLOMON IS: PM urges stronger RAMSI role for Honiara

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Updated February 22, 2008 15:37:26

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikua wants his country to take a greater role in the operations of the Regional Assistance Mission. Addressing the inaugural Forum Foreign Ministers Standing Committee on RAMSI in Honiara, Dr Sikua praised the mission's success since it began in 2003. Dr Sikua told the foreign ministers from Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Australia that his government is fully committed to be a credible partner to RAMSI. But he says changes need to be made to improve the mission's operations.

Presenter: Evan Wasuka
Speakers: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua

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