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Reconciliation by Tanis and Sir J hailed a success
BOUGAINVILLEANS and other people who attended the reconciliation ceremony between New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan and Autonomous Region of Bougainville President James Tanis hailed the occasion as a success.
The reconciliation ceremony was a follow-up of what was started by the late president Joseph Kabui last year.
The late Mr Kabui led a delegation to Kavieng last year to reconcile with Sir Julius, who was prime minister at the time of the Bougainville Crisis and as chairman of the National Executive Council (NEC) and was also involved in the engagement of the Sandline Mercenaries to crush the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in 1997.
Leaders from both Bougainville and New Ireland performed some rituals such as the washing of feet, breaking of bows and arrows and exchanging of gifts.
Bougainville leaders were led by Mr Tanis to wash the feet of the New Irelanders and, in return, the visitors led by Sir Julius washed the feet of the Bougainvillean leaders.
These rituals were witnessed by leaders from the Bougainville region, PNG and visitors from the international community.
Mr Tanis and Sir Julius said the occasion would go down in history as an historical event for both provinces.
They assured the outside community that the past had now been buried and forgotten.
Reconciliation by Tanis and Sir J hailed a success
BOUGAINVILLEANS and other people who attended the reconciliation ceremony between New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan and Autonomous Region of Bougainville President James Tanis hailed the occasion as a success.
The reconciliation ceremony was a follow-up of what was started by the late president Joseph Kabui last year.
The late Mr Kabui led a delegation to Kavieng last year to reconcile with Sir Julius, who was prime minister at the time of the Bougainville Crisis and as chairman of the National Executive Council (NEC) and was also involved in the engagement of the Sandline Mercenaries to crush the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in 1997.
Leaders from both Bougainville and New Ireland performed some rituals such as the washing of feet, breaking of bows and arrows and exchanging of gifts.
Bougainville leaders were led by Mr Tanis to wash the feet of the New Irelanders and, in return, the visitors led by Sir Julius washed the feet of the Bougainvillean leaders.
These rituals were witnessed by leaders from the Bougainville region, PNG and visitors from the international community.
Mr Tanis and Sir Julius said the occasion would go down in history as an historical event for both provinces.
They assured the outside community that the past had now been buried and forgotten.
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