2/6/08
The people of Guadalcanal are not prepared for the Government’s planned national reconciliation because of failures by successive governments to address the Guadalcanal bona fide demands. The statement, largely directed at the government, was made by the Leader of the National Parliamentary Official Independent Group and Central Guadalcanal MP, Peter Shanel. In a recent interview Shanel said that he does not see how a national reconciliation would be achieved when key issues on both sides of the conflict are still to be addressed by successive governments. “The Guadalcanal people are not ready for the national reconciliation because they are still waiting on the Government to address their demands which have been ignored by previous governments and the current government,” he said.
See: http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=1871
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