Last December, 97.7% of the Pacific island of Bougainville voted in a non-binding referendum to break away from Papua New Guinea.
The two governments were them to consult and take the results to the parliament of Papua New Guinea for final decision.
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But a delegation from Bougainville was recently kept waiting in a Papua New Guinea hotel for days without a substantial meeting.
The deferred meeting left a bad taste in one delegate's mouth.
“The deferral … is a reflection of so much inconsistency and lack of real commitment from the PNG government to engage,” says Joseph Watawi, a long-time Bougainville politician currently with the consultation team.
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