Bougainville: News on Peace Talks 10/10/97
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source:VIKKI@lexsun.law.uts.edu.au  Fri Oct 10 00:17:59 1997

 Radio Australia - World News 10/10/97

     TRUCE DECLARED IN BOUGAINVILLE'S
     LONG-RUNNING WAR.
     Friday 10 October, 1997 (11:55am AEST)

          A truce has been declared in the nine-year civil war on the
          Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville.

          Libby Hakaraia reports, the surprise move comes after two
          weeks of peace talks in New Zealand.

          For the past fortnight, officials from the warring factions,
          including the Papua New Guinea Government, have been
          holding peace talks at the Burnam Army Camp in
          Christchurch. A media black out has existed throughout the
          talks, but at today's closing ceremony it was announced that
          the decision to sign a truce had been accepted
          unaniomously. The truce calls for an immediate stop to the
          armed conflict on the island for all parties to work towards
          reconciliation and for a return to normalcy of government
          services. Libby Hakaraia, Auckland. 

 
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